Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕), who is on an 11-day trip in the US, on Friday met with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (吳弭). The two talked about potential cooperation between their cities.
“It was an honor to welcome Ms. Lu Shiow-yen, Mayor of Taichung City, Taiwan [@lushiowyen] and members of the Taichung delegation to Boston City Hall today,” Wu wrote on Facebook, posting photos of the meeting.
“Boston and Taichung City share a deep commitment to international collaboration and making our cities great places to live,” Wu added.
Photo courtesy of the Boston City Government
Born to Taiwanese parents in Chicago, Wu in 2021 became the first female and minority mayor of Boston.
While addressing a group of overseas Taiwanese in Boston later the same day, Lu said she and Wu are female mayors and share the same hopes of improving lives, infrastructure, education and medical care in their cities, a statement issued by the Taichung City Government said.
Lu also touted industrial development in Taichung.
Taichung has developed an outstanding machinery industry in the global market, while major semiconductor suppliers, such as contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and US-based memorychip supplier Micron Technology Inc, have set up production sites in the city, Lu said.
Led by the machinery and semiconductor industries, Taichung is transforming itself into an artificial intelligence-based robotics hub, making the city one of the favorites of top tech professionals, she added.
Lu, who is in her second term as Taichung mayor until December, said that during her tenure, she has invested heavily in National Health Insurance subsidies for elderly people and pushed for the most affordable public babysitting services in Taiwan.
She said she believes a great city should invest in welfare and education, and that only efforts to take good care of elderly people and children would reduce the concerns the younger generation has about family care and encourage them to work hard for a better future.
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