Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) is marking its 30th anniversary by unveiling a historic structural shift in how the nation delivers foreign assistance. At a Taipei celebration attended by diplomatic ally nations including Guatemala, Eswatini and the Marshall Islands, as well as partners like the US and Japan, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung announced that the ICDF will transition from a traditional aid-based model to strategic investments while upgrading its overseas technical teams into long-term local offices that will be able to operate more independently.