U.S. Virginia State Gov. Youngkin received by President Tsai

2023/04/27

President Tsai Ing-wen said that the government welcomes the U.S. State of Virginia to establish a trade office in Taiwan and will continue to diversify cooperation going forward.
 
Tsai made the remarks April 24 while receiving Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and his delegation at the Presidential Office in Taipei City.
 
According to Tsai, the state’s support is evidenced by a resolution passed by its House of Delegates in February backing Taiwan’s international participation and is deeply appreciated by the government and people. Taiwan was Virginia’s fifth-largest source of imports and fourth-largest export market in Asia last year, Tsai said, adding that Virginia’s General Assembly has greenlit a proposal to conduct an analysis into setting up a trade office in Taiwan.
 
Taiwan has long enjoyed collaboration with Virginia in areas spanning culture and education, Tsai said, citing a second extension of a relevant memorandum of understanding signed last August to promote Mandarin and English language learning.
 
Tsai added that the visit will further strengthen exchanges in academia and education and raise industrial and technological cooperation.
 
In response, Youngkin said he is honored to sign the proposal for the trade office which will build on the strong relationship already forged between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. and Virginia’s Taiwan friendship caucus. He added that the office will assist in continuing the outstanding trade figures on both sides last year and increase the volume of goods into and out of the state.
 
Taiwan’s manufacturing expertise has made a mark on companies in Virginia and the state is uniquely positioned to attract semiconductor manufacturers to the U.S. Youngkin said, adding that Virginia is committed to working with Taiwan to strengthen bilateral supply chains and bring prosperity and opportunity to citizens of both sides. 


Fuente: Noticias de Taiwan (https://noticias.nat.gov.tw/)