‘Trusted and resilient’: Taiwan’s bid to position itself as a China-free drone hub

TAIPEI – Taiwanese drone maker Carbon-Based Technology is set to more than double its workforce of 60 and move into a new manufacturing facility that is three times bigger, as global demand for its lightweight yet high-performance designs soar. Stacy Yu, the company’s chief executive officer, said their international business activities have more than doubled in recent years, with partnerships established across the United States, Japan, Europe, and South-east Asia. Across Taiwan, drone manufacturers are seeing explosive export growth as they increasingly expand overseas to achieve economies of scale that the domestic market alone cannot support. In the first quarter…