№32: The Unexploited Potential of Poland’s Cooperation with Taiwan
№32: The Unexploited Potential of Poland’s Cooperation with Taiwan

Author(s): Justyna Szczudlik-Tatar
Subject(s): Governance, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Economic development, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Poland; Taiwan; high technology; information and communication technologies; electronic manufacturing; bilateral cooperation;
Summary/Abstract: Taiwan, with its economy based on high technology and innovation and home to global IT companies which are among the world’s largest electronics manufacturers, should be an attractive economic partner for Poland. But the distance, limited channels of communication, lack of knowledge of each other, differences in economic development, and market access barriers in Taiwan make bilateral cooperation occasional and not intensive. A recent improvement in cooperation as a result of Taiwan’s decision to open its market to Polish pork and prospects for signing an avoidance-of-double-taxation agreement should be used as a good basis for deepening bilateral cooperation. What is more, better Cross-Strait relations create a chance for Poland to improve its economic presence in mainland China through closer cooperation with Taiwanese companies.

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