Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) will lead a city delegation to the US starting today to engage with American industry, government, and academia and enhance the southern city’s role in the global high-tech supply chain, the city government said yesterday.
In a statement, the city government said the trip will focus on deepening the strategic partnership between Kaohsiung and the state of Arizona, specifically regarding advanced semiconductor manufacturing.
The delegation’s first stop will be Arizona, where they will meet with various stakeholders to discuss semiconductor and advanced manufacturing cooperation, according to the statement.
Photo: Wang Jung-hsiang, Taipei Times
The second leg of the trip will take the delegation to San Jose, California for the annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) hosted by Nvidia Corp from March 16-19, where Chen is expected to meet with company executives to discuss deeper technological cooperation under the “Smart Kaohsiung Lighthouse Project,: it said.
Chen said Kaohsiung is currently at a critical juncture in its transformation toward digitalization and net- zero emissions.
From the advanced semiconductor processes led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to artificial intelligence applications driven by Nvidia, Kaohsiung has established an indispensable role in the global semiconductor and AI supply chain, he said in the statement.
Photo: Liao Yao-tung, Taipei Times
During the visit, Chen will hold discussions with US partners on semiconductor industry resilience, city-level sovereign AI governance and international talent cultivation, with the goal of strengthening Kaohsiung’s position in the global high-tech supply chain, the statement said.
Separately, Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow- yen (盧秀燕) will leave today on an 11-day visit to the US aimed at strengthening city-to-city exchanges and engaging with Taiwanese expats.
She said on Monday that her trip will cover five states, primarily on the US East Coast. Planned stops include Boston, New York City, Washington, and Seattle.
During the trip, Lu said that aside from visiting different cities, she will meet members of the US House of Representatives, engage with Taiwanese expatriate communities and sign a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce of North America.
Most of the itinerary was arranged at the invitation of the US side, and she hoped to use the visit to speak up for Taiwan and safeguard the interests of the Republic of China, she said.
Among the issues to be discussed, she said, were energy stability, regional security and global trade, and she will also have the chance to listen to US perspectives on international affairs.
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