Taiwan and the United States Deepen Defense-Supply Chain Cooperation, Highlighting Taichung’s Drone Industry

Taichung’s drone industry is being cast as a future bridge between Taiwan and global defense supply chains. Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, said the city has become a major center for precision drone manufacturing and systems integration.

Speaking at the opening of the Meicun Integrated Services Park, Greene said continued cooperation between Taiwan and the United States in technology, aerospace and defense supply chains would give Taichung a larger international role. He described the city as an important support for Taiwan’s drones as they enter overseas markets, connect with global supply chains and contribute to regional security cooperation between Taiwan and the United States.

The new park occupies a rebuilt former U.S. military club. Greene said the site had once been the largest American military and expatriate residential community in central Taiwan. Its history, he said, had not disappeared. The transformation from a former military facility into a new landmark for Taiwan-U.S. relations symbolized what he called an increasingly strong partnership.

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Taichung is a major center for Taiwan’s precision drone manufacturing and systems integration.

Greene also thanked Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen’s administration for preserving the historic building. The project allows residents and people from across Taiwan to learn about the city’s role in that period of history and to take part in a cultural link between the people of Taiwan and the United States.

Lu invited Greene to the opening, which was also attended by Chiang Chi-chen. The guests toured exhibits on the U.S. military’s history in Taiwan and posed with commemorative material marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.

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History has not disappeared. It still symbolizes the enduring and deepening friendship between Taiwan and the United States.