CNAIC and CEAEA Co-host “The 53rd East Asian Economic Conference (EAEC) Joint Meeting of Representatives from Taiwan and Japan”
2026年03月12日
On March 12, 2026, the Chinese East Asia Economic Association (CEAEA) and Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) jointly held the “53rd East Asian Economic Conference (EAEC) Joint Meeting of Representatives from Taiwan and Japan” at the Grand Mayfull Hotel Taipei, with CNAIC as the co-host. The Conference opened with remarks by Mr. Huang, Chiao-Chang, Chairman of CEAEA and Vice Chairman of CNAIC, as well as by Mr. Iijima Masami, Chair of Keidanren’s Japanese Committee under the East Asia Businessperson's Conference. It also featured special remarks by Mr. Frank Hsieh, Chairperson of Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, and Mr. Gen Kawai, Deputy Representative of the Taipei Office of Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association.
Focusing on the themes of “Taiwan-Japan Economic Outlook” and “Taiwan-Japan Industrial Cooperation,” this year’s Conference invited prominent speakers from Taiwan and Japan to share their valuable insights and conduct in-depth discussions on how to promote bilateral cooperation. As the first speaker, Ms. Mei-Hua Wang, Independent Director of TS Financial Holding Co., Ltd., made a presentation on “Taiwan-Japan Industrial Cooperation Strategies amid The Global AI Boom,” which was followed by a report on “Japan’s Political and Economic Outlook for 2026” by Mr. Masamichi Kono, Advisor at MUFG Bank.
In the following sessions under the theme of “Taiwan-Japan Industrial Cooperation,” three topics were discussed, including DX (digital transformation), biotechnology & healthcare, and GX (green transformation). The first topic featured three speeches as follows: (1) “A New Framework for Taiwan-Japan Cooperation on Semiconductors: From Supply Chain Coordination to Joint Talent Incubation” by Dr. Kuan-Neng Chen, Dean of the International College of Semiconductor Technology (ICST), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU); (2) “Models for Taiwan-Japan Cooperation on Semiconductor and Energy Sectors” by Dr. Kuo, Jyh-huei, Former Minister of Economic Affairs and Founder of Topco Group; and (3) “Latest Developments of Digital Transformation & Semiconductors and Trends of Japan-Taiwan Collaboration” by Mr. Hiroyuki Mashiko, Senior Analyst at the Industry Research Department, Mizuho Bank.
For the topic of biotechnology & healthcare, the Taiwan side was represented by Dr. Chung-Liang Chien, Co-CEO of The Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI), who gave a presentation titled “International Hub for Taiwan’s Health Industry: Taipei Bioinnovation Park.” The speaker from Japan was Mr. Mitsuru Izumo, Chairman of Keidanren’s Startup Committee and CEO of Euglena Co., Ltd., who made a report on “University-Startup-Enterprise Co-creation: Advancing Japan-Taiwan Biohealth Innovation.”
On the topic of GX, Minister of Environment Dr. Chi-Ming Peng elaborated on Taiwan’s path toward net-zero at his speech titled “Green Growth: Taiwan’s Strategy,” while Mr. Ryutaro Hirai, Advisor at Sojitz Corporation, made a presentation on “The Latest Development of Decarbonization in Taiwan: The Potential for Japan-Taiwan Cooperation on Green Transformation.”
Attended by more than 140 business leaders from Taiwan and Japan, the successful Conference was concluded with the issuing of a joint statement which calls for the deepening of Taiwan-Japan industrial cooperation through diversified exchanges and dialogues, and encourages the expansion of shared innovation via supply chain cooperation.
