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Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen Begins 10-Day European Tour

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen embarked on a 10-day European tour on June 6 to Germany, the Czech Republic, and Austria.
  • The trip focuses on three main goals: democratic exchange, city governance, and economic cooperation.
  • The mayor aims to strengthen ties with European allies and expand international business opportunities for Taiwanese industries.

Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen began a 10-day diplomatic mission to Europe on June 6, visiting Germany, the Czech Republic, and Austria. The trip, scheduled from June 6 to June 15, aims to deepen substantive exchanges between Taichung and various European entities and to explore more international cooperation opportunities for Taiwanese industries.

Although Taiwan and these three European countries are geographically very distant, they all love democracy and freedom and share the same values and ideals. We hope to deepen and strengthen relations with democratic allies through this visit.

— Mayor Lu Shiow-yenMayor Lu explained the significance of the trip in fostering democratic ties during a pre-departure statement.

Mayor Lu stated that the primary objective is to engage with local political leaders and members of parliament to discuss international affairs. Despite the geographical distance, she emphasized that Taiwan shares a common love for democracy and freedom with these European nations. The visit seeks to strengthen and enhance relationships with democratic allies.

The second key task involves visiting European cities that are friendly to Taiwan to exchange experiences in city governance. The third mission focuses on expanding business opportunities in Europe, targeting markets beyond the United States. Lu highlighted that Germany, the Czech Republic, and Austria possess robust industrial systems similar to Taichung's, with close existing ties, making them ideal partners for deepening economic and industrial cooperation.

The second task is to visit European cities that are friendly to Taiwan, to exchange experiences in city governance, learn from each other, and share experiences.

— Mayor Lu Shiow-yenMayor Lu outlined the second objective of her European tour, focusing on urban management.

The delegation includes Deputy Mayor Huang Kuo-jung, Director of the Construction Bureau Chen Ta-tien, Director of the Social Affairs Bureau Liao Ching-chih, and other officials. They are scheduled to visit seven cities and states, including Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony, Dresden, Prague, Baden, and Vienna, to discuss city exchanges, industrial cooperation, and international market expansion.

The third task is to expand non-US markets and increase European business opportunities.

— Mayor Lu Shiow-yenMayor Lu detailed the economic goals of her European visit.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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