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When we began examining the relationship between Taiwan and Israel, we expected to find little more than symbolic diplomatic gestures—perhaps a few hundred thousand New Taiwan dollars in government donations. But what we uncovered was far more troubling.

Beyond surface-level support, Taiwan's foreign policy has shown a quiet but discernible shift in alignment with Israel. More significantly, Taiwanese companies—often known for their global leadership in contract manufacturing—appear to be playing a direct role in sustaining Israel's military capabilities. Our briefing points to Taiwanese-made components in military computers, semiconductors, drones, helicopters, fighter jets, and other weapons systems. A deeply uncomfortable realisation emerged: Taiwanese businesses may be enabling war crimes and genocide, whether through negligence, opacity, or lack of accountability.

This briefing calls for urgent attention. It urges the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement to update its boycott list to include Taiwanese companies currently embedded in Israel's military supply chain. It calls on UN bodies and experts to use the findings in this briefing to press the Taiwanese government and corporations to immediately cease all support for Israel's genocidal actions. At the same time, it urges European governments to apply human rights and due diligence (HRDD) standards and actively demand that Taiwanese companies terminate business relations with Israeli firms involved in war crimes. Where links to war crimes and grave human rights violations are identified, these companies must be held accountable under international norms. Ultimately, the goal is clear: to push these companies to end business relationships with Israeli firms that are directly involved in acts of collective punishment, occupation, and what growing numbers of experts have recognised as genocide.