By Hemaja Burud
Brendan Carr, one of the FCC's five commissioners, has travelled to Taiwan to meet with peers from the Taiwanese government,
Why it's important Carr is the first FCC commissioner in office to travel to Taiwan on business.
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His visit coincides with a continuous influx of government representatives from democratic nations travelling to the autonomous island
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in the face of mounting pressure from Beijing, which asserts Taiwan as its own sovereign state.
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Carr told Axios in an interview that he will meet with representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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Given my role at the FCC, I particularly look forward to strengthening our relationship with Taiwan and exchanging ideas on network resilience,
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cybersecurity, and telecom challenges that are crucial to our shared security interests, Carr told Axios.
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He said that he hoped his visit would send a clear message that "the prosperity of America depends on Taiwan
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being free and democratic and independent from the cruel dictatorship of the [Chinese Communist Party]."
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He continued by saying that the chip sector in Taiwan is crucial to the advancement of American economic interests.
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The foreign ministry of Taiwan declined to comment. Carr has lately encouraged U.S. government action to ban the Chinese short video platform TikTok
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An inquiry for comment was not answered by Taiwan's National Communications Commission.
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