Channing Lee

tech & indo-pacific @scsp_ai. SoCal born & raised. views mine.
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[Channing Lee @channingclee]

So in conclusion, it’s not a spy balloon. It’s a a Weather Balloon with Chinese Characteristics (中国特色气球)

[Channing Lee @channingclee]

Thank you to @TECRO_USA for inviting @scsp_ai to join this special occasion! Thrilled to see the expansion of U.S.-Taiwan education cooperation.

[Taiwan in the US @TECRO_USA]

During the 2026 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando, FL, Amb. Alexander Yui attended “2026 U.S.–Taiwan Semiconductor Higher Education Networking Event” to witness the launch of the U.S.–Taiwan Semiconductor Education Alliance, signed by FICHET and AASCU, highlighting growing Taiwan-U.S. cooperation in higher education and advanced technology talent development.

[Darío Gil @ScienceUnderSec]

Proud to announce Japan as the first international partner of the Genesis Mission! 🇺🇸🇯🇵

Together, we are investing $1B to accelerate scientific discovery through next-generation AI and advanced computing. A milestone moment for two long-standing partners.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

On June 4, the world marks 37 years since the Chinese Communist Party ordered its troops to attack thousands of peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square. Those who sacrificed to uphold their unalienable rights of free expression and peaceful assembly will be vindicated someday.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[首相官邸 @kantei]

本日（5月27日）、国賓として訪日中のフィリピン共和国のマルコス大統領及び同令夫人のための歓迎行事が皇居で行われ、高市総理も出席しました。（写真提供：宮内庁）

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

More than half of US states now maintain some form of trade or investment presence in Taiwan, with each competing against the other to attract Taiwanese capital across various industries, notes @channingclee.
https://t.co/JxSJN1CrkV

[NVIDIA Newsroom @nvidianewsroom]

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, and NVIDIA employees met today in Beitou-Shilin Technology Park to unveil Constellation, NVIDIA’s future Taiwan campus.

The nearly 4-hectare site is expected to support 4,000 employees and expand NVIDIA’s presence in Taiwan as the global AI revolution reaches every industry.

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

While China has long tried to isolate Taiwan diplomatically, many of its actions—military coercion, gray-zone operations, and economic intimidation—have had the opposite effect, @channingclee observes. https://t.co/JxSJN1CrkV

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

More than half of US states now maintain some form of trade or investment presence in Taiwan, with each competing against the other to attract Taiwanese capital across various industries, notes @channingclee. https://t.co/JxSJN1CrkV

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Far from being a security client in need of reassurance, Taiwan has become part of the technological infrastructure underpinning American and allied power, @channingclee writes. https://t.co/JxSJN1CrkV

[Channing Lee @channingclee]

Post Trump-Xi meeting, there’s concern about future US support of Taiwan.

My take in @ProSyn: High-level rhetoric matters, but the durability of US-Taiwan ties now rests less on individual leaders than on institutional momentum.

https://t.co/VMAjWeFYlN

[Japan Embassy DC🌸 @JapanEmbDC]

I hosted an event on Physical AI at @scsp_ai's #AIExpoDC. AI at the intersection of the physical world can transform our daily lives. By combining Japan’s robotics and America’s AI models, we can accelerate innovation together! The future of AI is physical! –Ambassador Yamada

[Special Competitive Studies Project @scsp_ai]

Is the United States at risk of abandoning Taiwan?

In a new op-ed for @ProSyn, SCSP's Director for Global Partnerships, Channing Lee, argues that despite competing global priorities and shifting political language, the ties binding Washington and Taipei are stronger and more resilient than ever.

Instead of relying solely on presidential statements, the relationship is now deeply embedded in the tech infrastructure, subnational ties, and trusted supply chains.

"Taiwan’s future no longer depends solely on how much attention the US government is giving to it at any given moment. It depends, instead, on Taiwan’s expanding presence within the institutions, economies, and technologies of the free world."
https://t.co/khSuDLKv0t

[Project Syndicate @ProSyn]

Channing Lee thinks the island's key role in global value and supply chains offers an under-appreciated form of resilience. https://t.co/unZMfSmToR

[⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 @audreyt]

Always great to participate in #AIExpoDC.✅

The President’s Tech Brief was something special.💯

Watch from 3:47:49 as we dialogue on how the #TaiwanModel🇹🇼 of broad listening & #CivicAI can help build better AI tomorrows with the people.🙌

▶https://t.co/x6QFKlwqtd

#LLAP🖖

[Channing Lee @channingclee]

@MRobbinsAUVSI @AUVSI @SunnyCheungky @TaiwanDset @JamestownTweets @scsp_ai Thanks for coming!

[Michael Robbins @MRobbinsAUVSI]

My @AUVSI colleague Grant Baker speaking to the importance of U.S.-Taiwan cooperation on advanced robotics, embodied Al & advanced manufacturing with @SunnyCheungky of @TaiwanDset @JamestownTweets & @channingclee of @scsp_ai at #AIExpoDC 🇺🇸🇹🇼💪

[Special Competitive Studies Project @scsp_ai]

Today the AI+ Expo kicked off with The China Challenge: The View from Taiwan. Today we are hearing from diplomats, researchers, and technologists on how the U.S. and Taiwan can work together to counter China's advances in semiconductors, drones, autonomous systems, and AI-powered influence operations.

[Special Competitive Studies Project @scsp_ai]

Coming to the AI+ Expo next week? Make sure to check out these full day discussions starting on May 6th that will convene leaders, pioneers, and strategic thinkers across geopolitics and tech to explore how AI is reshaping global security and prosperity.

Stop by one of the events below:
- May 6: The China Challenge: The View from Taiwan (Room 151)
- May 7: The Africa AI Village: Beyond Frontier Capabilities and Building Practical AI (Room 151)
- May 8: The U.S.-India AI and Emerging Technology Forum (Room 151)
- May 8: Innovation Under Fire: Lessons Learned from Ukraine (Room 154)

Register now: https://t.co/69Z6pCrmOj #AIExpoDC

[Special Competitive Studies Project @scsp_ai]

How is the critical U.S.-Taiwan partnership evolving?

Join #SCSPTech and @TaiwanDSET on May 6th in D.C. for a special forum: "The China Challenge: The View from Taiwan."

Hear from experts about the state of cross-strait relations and technology competition, from chips and drones to the role of AI influence operations.

Register for free at the #AIExpoDC: https://t.co/f5krCOTHwn