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Taiwan Insight | V4-Taiwan Industrial Cooperation As A Strategic Response To A Shifting Global Order

The European Union finds itself caught between new dependencies – on US LNG and Chinese clean tech. The Visegrád Four (V4) countries stand out as both highly exposed to these pressures and well-positioned to seize the opportunities from the ongoing green transition. Taiwan is navigating its own energy transformation while striving to maintain a technological edge amid growing geopolitical tensions and shifting supply chains, opening doors for potential V4-Taiwan collaboration. The article for Taiwan Insight was written by Filip Křenek, an analyst at the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy.

In the Media

28. May 2025

Among Taiwan’s emerging European partners, the V4 stand out for their industrial capacity, skilled workforce, and growing role within the EU value chains. Taiwan has recently supported the creation of a semiconductor research center in Brno, which is the third such center in the Czech Republic, strengthening academic research and creating new opportunities for industry-led innovation and technology transfer.

For Taiwan, deepening cooperation with the V4 could help reduce its dependence on China and integrate itself into a more diversified, resilient supply chain system with Europe and other allies increasingly promoting a ‘China-free’ model in strategic sectors like semiconductors, batteries, AI, and clean technologies. For their part, the V4 countries could gain valuable access to Taiwan’s technological expertise, capital, and international market networks.

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