Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego yesterday said her city would continue deepening high-tech cooperation with Taiwan, as she arrived in Taiwan for a visit.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) welcomed Gallego and her delegation to Taiwan with a banquet.
Phoenix would continue to work closely with Taiwan and deepen cooperation in high-tech industries to ensure supply chain resilience, particularly following Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC) announcement of a US$165 billion US investment plan, Gallego said.
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She said her visit highlights the close partnership between Phoenix and Taiwan, and is an important moment in the development of US-Taiwan high-tech industry cooperation.
She added that she hopes that both sides would continue to promote cooperation in education and training, as well as youth exchanges, and expand collaboration in forward-looking fields such as aerospace and biopharmaceuticals.
Phoenix and the state of Arizona have become important US hubs for Taiwanese companies in recent years, with bilateral cooperation continuing to expand, Lin said.
Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines is to launch direct flights between Taipei and Phoenix this week, which would help promote the movement of people, goods and capital, he added.
Gallego and her delegation are to visit the inaugural ceremony of the new non-stop flight route tomorrow, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles said.
This week marks the third time that Gallego has led a delegation to Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.
The delegation is also to meet with President William Lai (賴清德) and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), visit the Tainan City Government and the Taipei City Government, and hold exchanges with representatives of Taiwan’s high-tech industries to discuss bilateral economic and trade cooperation, it said.
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