Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) is to visit Texas to speak at a forum on artificial intelligence (AI) and promote business and trade ties with the US state, his office said yesterday, as Taipei seeks to bolster investment and see off the threat of tariffs.
Goods from tech powerhouse Taiwan had been due to face US import tariffs of 32 percent until US President Donald Trump paused the plan last month for 90 days.
Taipei has since begun tariff talks with Washington, and promised to purchase more US goods and invest more in the country as a way to seek more balanced trade.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times
Lin would speak at a Taiwan-Texas AI summit in the state on Friday, and be accompanied by an industry delegation, including from the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association, the AI Innovation and Application Alliance and the Taipei-based Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
The main purpose of the trip is to promote President William Lai’s (賴清德) road map to deepen Taiwan-US ties and facilitate Taiwanese investment in the country, it said.
The ministry added that it looks forward to Lin’s visit to Texas with the delegation to “deepen our mutually beneficial partnership with the United States and Texas in a number of economic and trade areas.”
Last month, Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Inventec agreed to invest up to US$85 million to build manufacturing facilities in Texas.
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