Taiwan and Europe are being pushed to share what they have each learned about defending against pressure that stops short of war — a signal that Taiwan now sees itself as a teacher, not just a student, on national resilience.

• Taiwan's representative to the EU, Hsieh Chih-wei, is calling for real two-way exchange with Europe on civil defense, fighting disinformation, and protecting vital infrastructure.
• China's planes and ships operate around Taiwan almost daily, and the drills keep getting bigger and harder to predict.
• Undersea internet cables to Taiwan's outlying islands have been cut repeatedly; one break in 2023 left thousands offline for weeks, but backup systems kept things running when a cable was damaged again this April.
• Beijing is also using law as a weapon — a new Chinese law that took effect July 1 is worded so broadly it could reach beyond China's borders, chilling publishers, academics, artists, and companies that do business there.
• Taiwan handed out 11 million copies of a civil defense handbook late last year and now treats resilience as a job for the whole society, not just the military.

Outlook: Expect closer Taiwan-Europe contacts on civil defense and information warfare, as both sides face the same playbook of pressure without open conflict.