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With more than half of the world’s seaborne trade passing through the Taiwan Strait and 90% of advanced semiconductors manufactured in the country, Taiwan is an indispensable partner in economic growth and the security establishment in the Indo-Pacific. [...] During the first session on Security in the Taiwan Strait, the panelists analyzed the causes, nature, and effects of China’s grey zone tactics. [...] Turning to economic aspect of security, the panelists from the Economic Security and Coercion session expressed concerns regarding the world’s economic overdependence on China and emphasized the need to adopt effective strategies such as reshoring, diversification, export control and investment screening to strengthen supply chain resilience. [...] The third and last session on Practice and Challenges of Digital Democracy examined the rise of disinformation and misinformation networks leading to digital authoritarianism. [...] Scholar from Political Science Department, University of Mumba.) Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policy or the position of the Prospect Foundation.