Taiwan technology minister Wu Cheng-wen has confirmed talks are ongoing with Amazon's Project Kuiper subsidiary to boost satellite-based communications. The minister also nodded to possible collaborations with Elon Musk's Starlink on certain conditions.
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00:00Taiwan's top tech official has confirmed the country is in talks with an Amazon subsidiary
00:05to boost satellite-based communication. Minister Wu Chengwen says Amazon's project
00:10Kuiper offers new possibilities after results from working with France's OneWeb have fallen
00:16short. Taipei has been working to strengthen phone and internet systems to withstand any
00:21potential attack by Beijing, an effort that will require international help.
00:30The minister says it would be, quote, natural to consider working with Elon Musk's StarLink
00:47satellite service if it clears U.S. security checks, but Taipei has longstanding concerns
00:52about Musk's business ties with China.