Overseas offices in Turkey, New Zealand, and Australia marked Taiwan’s 114th National Day this week with themes of resilience, democracy, and international cooperation.

In Ankara, Representative Huang Chih-yang (黃志揚) told Turkish officials and business leaders that Taiwan remains resilient amid global challenges, noting that the island produces more than 90 percent of the world’s AI servers and chips. Speaking in Turkish, Huang said Taiwan’s trade surpluses with both the United States and China are projected to exceed US$100 billion each by 2025. He also presented the Grand Medal of Diplomacy to former Turkish Trade Office representative Muhammed Berdibek for advancing Taiwan–Turkey relations.

In Wellington, Representative Joanne Ou (歐江安) thanked New Zealand lawmakers for supporting peace across the Taiwan Strait and opposing the use of force to change the status quo. Citing a 50 percent rise in bilateral trade since the 2013 Taiwan–New Zealand Economic Cooperation Agreement, she urged continued support for Taiwan’s bid to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Ou also praised New Zealand’s backing of Taiwan’s participation in regional and global organizations.

In Canberra, Representative Douglas Hsu (徐佑典) told an audience of lawmakers, diplomats, and community leaders that Taiwan will continue to serve as part of the “democratic value chain” in the Indo-Pacific. Hsu highlighted cooperation with Australia in renewable energy and technology supply chains and said the two sides recently renewed a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation. He also thanked Australia for its support following a recent typhoon in Taiwan.