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Taiwan to push advanced robotics on distinct path from China: tech czar

Wu Cheng-wen says industry will strengthen AI supply chain, aid aging society

An industrial humanoid robot is displayed at Foxconn's annual tech day in Taipei in November 2025. (Photo by Lauly Li)

THOMPSON CHAU, LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's drive to build its robotics industry will strengthen its AI technology supply chain while easing the strains of an aging society, the island democracy's top tech official said, drawing a distinction from China's military-oriented approach.