Taipei has placed advertisements around Lima as the Peruvian capital prepares to host this year's APEC summit. The country hopes to broadcast Taiwan's tech prowess to an international audience of world and business leaders attending the global event.
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00:00Taiwanese tech can help solve global issues, a message being broadcast around Lima during
00:08this year's APEC summit, with Taiwan taking out ad space on billboards across the Peruvian
00:13capital, as business leaders and officials head to Peru for the annual economic forum.
00:20Leading Taiwan's delegation is Lin Xinyi, former economy minister, who's emphasised
00:25the range of areas Taiwan's tech can be used.
00:36Taiwan produces around 90% of the world's most advanced semiconductors, powering much
00:42of the planet's AI and computer systems.
00:45It's that tech, the delegation reminds, that makes Taiwan an indispensable part of the
00:49global community.
01:02Taiwan is hoping to create new opportunities through APEC.
01:05It has long had relations with Peru, though not official.
01:09The two countries each host an economic and cultural office in their capital cities, to
01:14engage with communities in both countries.
01:37The billboards across Lima echo a mantra Taipei has been broadcasting for years – Taiwan
01:42can help.
01:44It's a message Taiwan's delegation hopes to convey throughout the economic forum, building
01:48on existing relations, while looking ahead to the future of Taiwan in Peru and the rest
01:54of the global community.
01:56Scott Huang, Harald Hughes and Rhys Ayres in Lima, Peru for Taiwan Plus.