Christian Garrett, co-founder of the Hill and Valley Forum and a partner at 137 Ventures, discussed Silicon Valley's efforts to educate Washington policymakers on the importance of technology in defense. In this episode of DC Insiders with Wenchi Yu, Garrett highlighted technological innovation’s potential to modernize defense for deterrence, including for Taiwan. He emphasized that securing U.S. manufacturing and its supply chain is crucial for U.S. national security amid great power competition with China, stressing the urgency of aligning U.S. interests with allies like Taiwan and companies like TSMC.

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