Governor of the United States signed a letter of intent to economic development cooperation on Sunday (July 7), the Governor of Texas, and Taiwan officials, and announced that it will set up a Dizhou office in Taiwan.
Comprehensive Bloomberg and United Daily reports that Greg Abbott led 30 -person economic and trade visits to Taiwan. It was the first American governor to visit Taiwan after Lai Qingde took office in Taiwan.At the signing ceremony, Abobot emphasized that there are opportunities to cooperate in key industries such as semiconductors, energy and electric vehicle manufacturing, etc., and have opportunities for cooperation.
Abert said: "Whether in Texas or in the United States, we all know the importance of strong Taiwan to the world in the future."Economic development intention with Taiwan.
Abbot also met with Lai Qingde on Sunday.The official website of the Taiwan Government announced that Lai Qingde congratulated the establishment of the office in Taiwan and believed that this would become a pillar of Taiwan and the strong friendship between Texas and the United States, making Taiwan and the United States more stable and deepening.
Lai Qingde believes that the new offices and the intention statement will also be a new cooperation opportunity for Taiwan -US enterprises to create a new cooperation opportunArtificial intelligence, military industry, security control, and next -generation communication can cooperate with the mature industrial settlement of Texas.
Lai Qingde also said that the investment of Taiwanese companies in Texas has accumulated more than $ 12 billion (S $ 16.1 billion).Last year, Dezhou exported more than $ 11.5 billion in Taiwan, and Taiwan was the ninth largest export market in Texas.
The Governor's Office of Governor said that Taiwan was the main source of direct investment in Dizhou in 2022, with a total of more than $ 5 billion.Taiwan also won the seventh major trading partner last year.
After the end of the visit to Taiwan, Abobot is expected to visit South Korea and Japan.
