Taiwan used its National Day party in Indonesia to push closer ties with Jakarta, a quiet diplomatic win for a country with few formal allies.

• A thousand guests attended the reception in Jakarta, including the ambassadors of Guatemala, the Vatican and the Czech Republic.
• Taiwan's envoy Hung Chen-jung pointed to the island's health system, noting its national insurance also covers Indonesian migrant workers in Taiwan.
• Booths showed off Taiwan's hospitals and farming drones used for spraying pesticide and fertilizer in Indonesia.
• Guatemala's new ambassador stressed 90 years of friendship with Taipei and shared support on democracy, sovereignty and human rights.
• Trade, investment, education and people-to-people exchanges were named as the growth areas with Prabowo Subianto's government.

Outlook: Expect Taiwan to keep leaning on medical and agricultural tech to deepen unofficial ties in Southeast Asia.