A US state delegation is visiting Taipei for the Double Ten National Day celebrations, a modest but positive sign for Taiwan's diplomatic and chip-industry ties.

• Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith is leading a delegation to Taiwan and will attend the National Day events.
• Taiwan's deputy foreign minister Chen Ming-chi hosted the group and pushed for deeper cooperation on training semiconductor workers.
• Indiana was Taiwan's first US sister state, with strong farm trade and years of pro-Taiwan resolutions from its legislature.
• Beckwith framed Taiwan and the US as partners built on a shared commitment to freedom, with bipartisan backing in Indiana.

Outlook: Expect more chip-talent and university tie-ups between Taiwan and Indiana under the existing US-Taiwan education initiative.