Taiwan's KMT Chairwoman touts AI, cross-border ventures for economic growth and peace

Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman C.K. Cheng is advocating for Taiwan to embrace artificial intelligence and international collaboration to foster its next wave of "national chip" industry clusters, drawing inspiration from innovative young entrepreneurs.

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Perhaps this is the answer.

During a party meeting, Cheng displayed a badge representing a "nano medical robot," created by a young Taiwanese entrepreneur, Lai Tsai-ta, who founded a company in China. Cheng presented this as a potential answer to Taiwan's economic challenges and a symbol of peace. She believes that by identifying the right experts, Taiwan can discover new economic frontiers.

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The KMT is the only party that will strive for the economy. Taiwan needs us, and how can we create the next cluster of 'national gods'?

Cheng shared her vision of a "peace and prosperity chain," which she hopes will capture the attention of U.S. elites. She argues this initiative could bring unprecedented peace dividends and economic prosperity globally, thereby reducing the desire for conflict. Cheng stated that her primary platform as KMT chair is to promote peace and economic growth, acknowledging Taiwan's strong stock market performance but warning of underlying economic vulnerabilities.

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This will bring unimaginable peace dividends and economic prosperity to the whole of East Asia, and even the world, making everyone not want to go to war.

She highlighted Lai Tsai-ta's journey: a Taiwanese national who pursued a Ph.D. at MIT before returning to Taiwan, then moving to China due to a lack of suitable local environments. Lai's company, specializing in nano medical robots capable of navigating and repairing diseased cells, achieved a rapid rise, becoming a unicorn startup in Beijing. Cheng sees this as evidence of Taiwan's potential and the need for a strategic shift away from Cold War-era geopolitical frameworks.

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Lai Tsai-ta is a child of Taiwan... They are doing unique nano medical robots in the world, which can navigate your body and find diseased cells to directly repair them.