Key Facts
• September 3, 2025: Japan’s LDP and Taiwan’s DPP held a ‘2+2’ meeting in Taipei.
• Sixth meeting of its kind, first in nearly a year.
• Discussions expanded to include economy, trade, and healthcare.
• Attendees: Toshihito Hoshino and Kazuchika Iwata (LDP), Kuo Kuo-wen and Chen Kuan-ting (DPP).
• Focused on disaster cooperation and infectious disease information exchange.
• Highlighted Taiwan’s submarine cable security and Japan’s advanced technology.
• Proposal: Include submarine cable issues in Japan-Taiwan maritime cooperation dialogue.
Summary
On September 3, 2025, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) convened their sixth ‘2+2’ meeting in Taipei, marking the first such meeting in nearly a year. The discussions, traditionally focused on foreign affairs and defense, were expanded to include economic, trade, and healthcare topics, aiming to deepen strategic cooperation between Japan and Taiwan. Key participants included Toshihito Hoshino and Kazuchika Iwata from the LDP, alongside Kuo Kuo-wen and Chen Kuan-ting from the DPP. The meeting addressed disaster response collaboration and mechanisms for infectious disease information exchange. A significant focus was placed on the security of submarine cables around Taiwan, with Japan’s advanced technology highlighted as a potential asset. The LDP proposed incorporating this issue into the agenda of the Japan-Taiwan maritime cooperation dialogue.
