Taiwan used its national day reception in Paris to showcase its tech companies and farm produce, a mild but positive sign for France-Taiwan ties.

• The reception included a Taiwan showcase with more than a dozen companies long established in France, including Giant, EVA Air, Synology, MSI and Acer.
• Taiwan's representative in France, Hao Pei-tsy, pitched Taiwan as a key link in global supply chains as Europe tries to build its own tech independence.
• French lawmakers from both chambers' Taiwan friendship groups backed peace in the Taiwan Strait, opposed the use of force, and said UN Resolution 2758 should not block Taiwan from joining international bodies.
• One French legislator stressed that friendly ties with Taiwan are not meant to antagonize China.
• A French fruit artist built a giant tower of dragon fruit, pineapple and passion fruit topped with apples carved to spell TAIWAN, promoting Taiwan's farm exports.

Outlook: France and Taiwan look set to keep deepening economic and tech cooperation while France holds its careful line on China.