Taiwan is pushing Europe to pair up on manufacturing as part of a broader push for closer ties with European partners, a move that's good news for European industry and for Taiwan's international standing.

• Taiwan's deputy foreign minister proposed moving from "Made in Taiwan" to "Made with Taiwan," pairing European design with Taiwanese manufacturing.
• The pitch targets Europe's push to rebuild its own factories after decades of shifting production overseas.
• He pointed to Nvidia and Apple as models, where US companies design chips and products that Taiwanese firms like TSMC manufacture.
• He warned that if China took control of Taiwan, it could use Taiwan's chipmaking power to pressure other countries, unlike Taiwan's own approach to trade.
• Germany's chancellor has separately called for deeper tech and trade ties with Indo-Pacific partners to cut reliance on any single country.

Outlook: Expect Taiwan to keep courting European tech and defense partnerships as Europe's "reindustrialization" push gains steam.