Taiwan is pitching its tech know-how to Malaysia's Sabah state, a modest but useful win for Taiwan's push to build ties in Southeast Asia.

• Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung met a Sabah delegation led by its farming and fisheries minister, Jamawi Ja'afar.
• Taiwan offered to share AI tools, automated equipment, and data analysis to help Sabah grow more of its own food.
• Sabah is a big food producer for Malaysia and is trying to raise how much it feeds itself, while improving fish processing and cold storage.
• Taiwan is also dangling smart hospital systems and university training programs, leaning on its chip and electronics strength.
• Direct flights already link the two, so tourism is another area both sides want to grow.

Outlook: Expect follow-up talks on farming tech and university exchanges, with no formal agreements announced yet.