The European Parliament has passed a report calling for closer EU–Taiwan ties on chips and cybersecurity — a win for Taipei and a rebuke to Beijing.

• The report names Taiwan as a key player in chips and global supply chains, and a vital trade partner for Europe.
• It urges the EU to start preparing talks on a two-way investment deal or a critical supply chain agreement with Taiwan.
• It restates that the EU has never accepted China's "one China principle" and opposes changing the status quo in the Taiwan Strait by force or pressure.
• It condemns China's reach beyond its borders, pointing to pressure on European governments to block Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim from a freedom and democracy forum in Italy last month.
• Taiwan's foreign ministry welcomed the move and pledged more work with Europe on chips, supply chains, and countering foreign information meddling.

Outlook: Taipei will push for formal investment talks, while Beijing is likely to protest the report as interference.