CEE Exposure to Taiwan Strait Crisis: Report Launch Event Summary (visegradinsight.eu)

• CEE imports of Taiwanese semiconductors increased since 2020, peaking in 2022
• Report 'The Volatile Taiwan Strait' presented with escalation framework
• Poland is the leading EU importer of Taiwanese drones

"A Visegrad Insight breakfast on 3 June 2026 discussed Central and Eastern Europe's (CEE) growing reliance on Taiwanese high-tech imports, particularly semiconductors. Participants agreed that Taiwan's stability is increasingly an issue of CEE's own economic security. A new report, 'The Volatile Taiwan Strait', presents an escalation framework and highlights opportunities for industrial cooperation, including drones. Poland was cited as the leading European importer of Taiwanese drones. The event argued for strategic partnership with Taiwan to reduce dependence on authoritarian suppliers."