Germany no longer wants to depend on China and the USA, relies on Taiwanese drones

BERLIN – For German companies that want to diversify the supply of their aircraft in a viravak outside China and avoid their dominance in the global market of invisible aircraft, Taiwan began to look more attractive.

In the report, published this month, DSET, Taiwanese institute of a thinker dedicated to democracy, society and new technology, showed that Germany became the second largest drone made by Taiwan in the first quarter of 2025.

“We are trying to be more independent than China (in connection with drones),” said DW Verna Jackson, researcher at the Intelligence and Security Center (CISS) at the University of Germany of the Armed Forces.

Beijing considers Taiwan, an island on which there is its own government, as a province that is separated, and actively prevented diplomatic relations and trade between Taibei and other countries.

From the close German economic cooperation with China Beijing, it is likely to be angry to the idea of ​​Berlin to switch to Taiwan drones or the main components as an alternative to Chinese drones.

Germany no longer wants to depend on China and the USA, relies on Taiwanese drones

1. Taiwan – the best alternative

Despite the fact that China still dominates the drone market with the estimated share of world production 70-80%, Taiwan appears as a “rising star” in the supply chain, Jackson said.

“The advantage for the Taiwanese company is that we are trying to do everything without Chinese intervention. This is very interesting for our European partners, ”said Hong-Long Tunn, Deputy Director of the National Security Program in DSET to DWField

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2. Taiwanese drone differs from China

Since 2022, Taiwan has increased his efforts to develop his own drone industry and the creation of a “non -red” supply chain, which belongs to independent production networks from the influence of China.

This is part of the Taibay defense strategy about the potential of Beijing invasion.

In the war script, Taiwan may be the purpose of the blockade of China without access to delivery.

“Thus, we must have our own ability to produce all types of components (drones),” Tunn said.

3. Europe is the main market for drones for Taiwan

According to the DSET report, since the second half of 2024, Europe surpassed the United States as the main export direction of the Drone Taiwan.

This change occurred when China tightened export control over drones and components, especially those that have military capabilities or dual use, for reasons of national security problems.