In 2026, APEC meetings were hosted by China, with the Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG) meeting and the Disaster Management Senior Officials’ Forum held in Dalian on August 17–18. The National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) serves as Taiwan’s coordinating focal point for the EPWG and shared Taiwan’s disaster response experiences and lessons learned over the past year during the meetings. During the visit, NCDR also  exchanged experiences in disaster risk reduction other economies. On August 19, NCDR attended the Policy Partnership for Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) meeting, where it shared Taiwan’s achievements in disaster risk reduction and the application of related technologies.