Taiwan is deepening defense and tech ties with Turkey, a positive sign for its push to build supply chains that do not run through China.

• A Turkish delegation of politicians and think-tank scholars met Taiwan's ruling DPP to talk drones, defense industry, and disaster relief.
• Taiwan wants to learn from Turkey's drone experience and link up the two countries' unmanned-vehicle supply chains.
• President Lai Ching-te has named drones and unmanned vehicles a national priority industry.
• Taiwan's investment in China has collapsed from 85% of its outbound total to under 5%, as it shifts toward the US, Europe, and Japan.
• The DPP warns that opposition lawmakers are cutting defense budgets, including drone funding, while China keeps up legal and information pressure.

Outlook: Expect more Taiwan-Turkey drone and parliamentary exchanges, with defense spending fights continuing at home.