STANFORD, Calif.—Former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called for deeper cooperation among democratic countries in technology, defense, and supply-chain security during a keynote speech at Stanford University on Oct. 7.
Tsai delivered the opening keynote at the fourth annual Stanford DEFCON Conference on Tech & National Security during her first visit to the United States since she left office in 2024.
The conference is a student-run initiative under Stanford University’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. According to the organizers, its mission is to bring together current and future national security leaders and to examine how emerging technologies can strengthen national security….