台北经济文化办事处在凤凰城开馆：台湾成亚利桑那第二大贸易伙伴
位于亚利桑那州 Phoenix 的台北经济文化办事处（TECO）凤凰城办公室已正式开馆。开馆仪式于10月5日举行，亚利桑那州州长 Katie Hobbs、台湾外交部门负责人 Chia-Lung Lin、TECO 凤凰城主任 Kevin Chiao、Phoenix 市长 Kate Gallego 等出席。该办公室将为在亚利桑那设立业务的台湾公司提供支持。
据 AZ Big Media 10月21日报道，去年台湾成为亚利桑那州第二大贸易伙伴，双边贸易总额超过212亿美元；亚利桑那对台出口达45亿美元，同比增长243%，主要由半导体与先进技术产品出口拉动；自台进口达167亿美元，涵盖电子、计算机设备与高科技零部件；双方贸易总额自2020年以来增长超过780%。
据美联社报道，台积电（TSMC）已承诺再投资1000亿美元扩建其北 Phoenix 厂区，在当地总投资达2650亿美元，为美国历史上最大单笔外国直接投资；据 Hudson Institute 高级研究员 Jason Hsu 表示，约500名台湾工程师正在当地协助投产。Phoenix 市长 Kate Gallego 表示，当地台湾社区正经历一波婴儿潮，多家医院的产科推出了中文课程。中国驻美国大使馆发言人刘畅批评此举，表示中方坚决反对中国台湾地区与美国（包括联邦和州政府）进行任何形式的官方往来。
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Opens in Phoenix: Taiwan Becomes Arizona's Second-Largest Trading Partner
The Phoenix office of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) has officially opened in Phoenix, Arizona. The opening ceremony was held on October 5, attended by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Taiwan foreign affairs chief Chia-Lung Lin, TECO Phoenix Director General Kevin Chiao and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, among others. The office will support Taiwan companies as they establish operations in Arizona.
According to AZ Big Media on October 21, Taiwan became Arizona's second-largest trading partner last year, with more than $21.2 billion in total bilateral trade. Arizona's exports to Taiwan surged to $4.5 billion, a 243% increase over the prior year, driven by semiconductor and advanced technology shipments, while imports from Taiwan climbed to $16.7 billion across electronics, computer equipment and high-tech components. Overall trade between Arizona and Taiwan has grown by more than 780% since 2020.
According to the Associated Press, TSMC has pledged another $100 billion to expand its north Phoenix operation, bringing its total investment there to $265 billion, the largest single foreign direct investment in U.S. history, and about 500 Taiwanese engineers are working to ramp up production in Arizona, according to Jason Hsu, a former Taiwan lawmaker and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said the city's Taiwanese community is seeing a baby boom, with several hospital labor and delivery units launching Mandarin language programs. Liu Chang, a spokesperson for China's Embassy in the United States, criticized the opening, saying China firmly opposes official interactions of any form between China's Taiwan region and the United States, including its federal and state governments.
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