Economics chief leads delegation to SelectUSA Investment Summit
Economics chief leads delegation to SelectUSA Investment Summit
2024-06-26
Economics minister J.W. Kuo is at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland. So far, he’s connected with tech giants like Nvidia, urging them to send U.S. talent to Taiwan. He’s also met U.S. lawmakers and officials, to lobby for the passage of a double-taxation relief act. Kuo is attending the summit with more than 120 leaders of Taiwan’s tech industry.
Economics minister J.W. Kuo led a large group of tech leaders to the SelectUSA Investment Summit. Of the 80 global companies invited to the event, nine were Taiwanese.
Marisa Lago
US under secretary of commerce for international trade
With over 100 participants, Taiwan’s delegation is one of the largest.
J.W. Kuo
Economics minister
In the last few years, TSMC’s American expansion has helped to bring a semiconductor supply chain to the U.S.
The U.S. views semiconductors as the most important hardware of the 21st century. Accounting for 60% of the world’s semiconductor production, Taiwan has formed an active partnership with the U.S. Commerce officials from over 36 state governments attended this event and met with Taiwanese businesses.
Vivienne Ke
FTV reporter
So, are you competing with different states?
Colin Sears
Global trade and business manager at Business Oregon
Of course, yeah, we’re one of the handful of most competitive states for semiconductors. We have 9% of the semiconductor workforce in the U.S., and about 60% of our state’s exports are semiconductors.
Wang Chih-li
Consultant for Taiwanese businesses abroad
I think that most people know that in the U.S. production costs are higher, but we also need to understand the culture here when it comes to intellectual property rights, which we call IP in Taiwan. They have more respect when it comes to this aspect.
Kuo also met U.S. Department of Commerce officials and lawmakers, to lobby for the passage of a U.S.-Taiwan double-taxation relief act. The legislation would lower costs and taxes for investors.
J.W. Kuo
Economics minister
Regardless of which party wins the U.S. presidency, the bill on double-taxation relief will most likely be passed.
Kuo also met with U.S. tech giants such as Nvidia, thanking them for increasing their investments in Taiwan. He urged them to send U.S. tech talent to Taiwan to address manpower shortages in advanced manufacturing.
J.W. Kuo
Economics minister
Now I say, don’t worry about it. Just come and invest in Taiwan, and we’ll welcome you with open arms. But it is our hope that companies from abroad will bring 500 engineers with them.
Vivienne Ke
FTV reporter
The 120-plus people in the delegation led by Kuo have backgrounds in fields such as semiconductors, chemical engineering, and electronics. The group hopes to use this opportunity to further solidify the supply chain relationship between Taiwan and the U.S.
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領高科技業訪美 經長郭智輝:"避免雙重課稅法"一定過
2024-06-26
經濟部長郭智輝率領高科技企業一行120多人，參加選擇美國投資高峰會，台灣代表團是全球入圍科技企業最多的國家，實力傲視全球；此行郭部長對推動台美簽署ADTA避免雙重課稅協定法案充滿信心，認為不論美國總統誰當選，法案都將通過，減少台美投資者成本和租稅擔憂，請看我們來自美國的第一手觀察報導。
經濟部長郭智輝率領高科技企業領袖，參加選擇美國投資高峰會，只有80家菁英企業受邀來到美國，台灣科技業就佔了9家。
[[美國商務部次長 拉格]]
“在所有超過一百個參與單位，台灣代表團是數量最多的團隊之一”
[[經濟部長 郭智輝]]
“近年來，隨著台積電來美國投資設廠，也帶動半導體供應鏈來美國”
美國將半導體視為21世紀最重要的硬體，而全球半導體代工佔六成的台灣，更是美國積極合作對象。超過36州美國商務部門，來到現場與台灣企業交流媒合。
[[民視特派記者 柯皓寧]]
“你們會跟不同州競爭(與台灣合作)嗎”
[[美國奧勒岡州商業局經理 希爾斯]]
“當然，我們是半導體競爭力最強的州之一，奧勒岡州有美國9%半導體人才，60%的出口品都與半導體相關”
[[台商科技顧問 王智立]]
“我想在美國，一般大家都知道的是成本比較高，但我們要了解美國的文化，它對於所謂的智慧財產權，也就是IP，也是比較重視”
郭部長此行也會晤了美國商務部、國會議員，加速推動台美簽署ADTA 避免雙重課稅協定，減少投資者成本、租稅擔憂。
[[經濟部部長 郭智輝]]
“不管(美國總統)哪一黨當選，我們這個法案(ADTA避免雙重課稅協定)，應該就會通過”
郭部長這次訪美也拜會輝達等美國科技巨頭，感謝他們加碼在台投資，也積極招攬美國高科技人才來台，填補高階製造業人力短缺。
[[經濟部部長 郭智輝]]
“我現在的方法就是，沒關係你來台灣(投資)，我們非常歡迎，但是我們希望它(外國 企業)帶500個工程師進來”
[[民視特派記者 柯皓寧]]
“經濟部長郭智輝，率領台灣半導體、化工、電子資訊等 120多人團隊，浩浩蕩蕩來到美國，希望能夠鞏固台灣、美國供應鏈夥伴關係”
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