Taiwan–Czech Republic Industrial and Technology Cooperation: Current Progress and Future Outlook
6 | Technika & trh | special edition
Taiwan–Czech Republic Industrial
and Technology Cooperation:
Current Progress and Future Outlook
Bilateral Trade and Investment
Taiwan and the Czech Republic have maintained
a long-standing economic and technological
partnership, with Taiwanese businesses rst
investing in the Czech Republic in the early
2000s. Over the past two decades, bilateral ties
have deepened. In 2025, total trade reached
USD 2.14 billion, making the Czech Republic
Taiwan’s second-largest trading partner in Central
andEastern Europe. Taiwanese investments, mainly
in information and communications technology,
amount toapproximately USD 221 million, creating
around 24,000 local jobs. These investments
generate employment, facilitate technology transfer,
andstrengthen thelong-term industrial partnership
between the two countries. Direct air connectivity
has further facilitated cooperation: China Airlines
inaugurated the rst Taipei–Prague direct ights
in2023, andSTARLUX Airlines will start operating
three weekly ights from August, with afourth ight
added in October, signicantly enhancing business
travel andpeople-to-people exchanges.
Government-Supported Projects
Government-backed initiatives have further
supported industrial cooperation. The Central
and Eastern European Investment Fund (CEE
Investment Fund) supported four projects in the
Czech Republic totaling €19.6 million, while
the Central and Eastern European Credit Fund
(CEE Credit Fund) assisted four additional projects
with €75.16 million in capital. These measures
have strengthened industrial links, enabled Czech
businesses to access nancing, and supported
theimplementation ofhigh-value projects efciently.
Academic and Research Collaboration
Academic collaboration continues toexpand. Eleven
Czech universities across thirteen elds have
partnered with Taiwanese institutions, providing
Czech students and researchers with hands-on
experience in Taiwan’s advanced technological
and research environment. To date, eighty-ve
Czech students have studied or trained in Taiwan
in sectors such as semiconductors, robotics,
andarticial intelligence. Cooperation mechanisms
inthe semiconductor sector underscore thestrategic
importance of high-tech collaboration, combining
Taiwan’s global semiconductor leadership with Czech
precision manufacturing expertise.
• Bilateral trade reached USD 2.14 billion in2025.
• TheCzech Republic isTaiwan’s second-largest trading
partner inCentral andEastern Europe.
• Taiwanese investments inthe Czech Republic amount
toapproximately USD 221 million.
• Taiwanese investments have created around 24,000 jobs
inthe Czech Republic.
• Direct ights between Taipei andPrague have been
operating since 2023.
• STARLUX Airlines will launch three weekly ights from
August, adding afourth ight inOctober.
• TheCEE Investment Fund supported four projects inthe
Czech Republic worth EUR 19.6 million.
• TheCEE Credit Fund supported four additional projects
worth EUR 75.16 million.
• Eleven Czech universities across thirteen elds cooperate
with Taiwanese institutions.
• Eighty-ve Czech students have studied ortrained
inTaiwan.
• Key areas offuture cooperation include AI, UAVs, aerospace,
laser technologies, andelectron microscopy.
• TheCzech Republic isTaiwan’s largest export market for
UAVs.