President Lai Accompanies Peña to Southern Science Park, Hopes Taiwan and Paraguay Collaborate on High-Tech Industries
President Lai Ching-te accompanied Paraguayan President Santiago Peña to visit the Southern Taiwan Science Park, expressing hope for Taiwan and Paraguay to collaborate in high-tech industries. Lai emphasized Taiwan's commitment to sharing its experience in technology development, park governance, and industrial upgrading to strengthen bilateral relations and promote prosperity. Peña acknowledged Taiwan's leadership in high-tech and semiconductors and expressed Paraguay's desire to become a strategic partner, actively promoting its own high-tech industry development.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wen Kuei-hsiang, Taipei, 9th) President Lai Ching-te today accompanied Paraguayan President Santiago Peña on a visit to the Southern Taiwan Science Park. Lai stated that during their meeting at the Presidential Office yesterday, he mentioned that Taiwan and Paraguay would jointly move towards the world in the future, and today's visit to the Southern Science Park is precisely to fulfill this commitment. Taiwan will share its experience in technology development, park governance, and industrial upgrading, making the profound friendship between Taiwan and Paraguay a significant force driving prosperity for both peoples.
The Presidential Office issued a press release this afternoon stating that President Lai Ching-te, accompanied by President Santiago Peña of the Republic of Paraguay (also translated as Benia), visited the "National Science and Technology Council Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau" and the "National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC) Cloud Computing Center" in Tainan this morning. The President stated in his speech that during his meeting with Peña at the Presidential Office yesterday, he mentioned that Taiwan and Paraguay would jointly move towards the world in the future; today's visit to the Southern Taiwan Science Park is precisely to fulfill this commitment.
The President stated that the Southern Taiwan Science Park is an important base for Taiwan's technology industry and a crucial cluster for semiconductor and AI development. Taiwan will share its experience in technology development, park governance, and industrial upgrading with Paraguay, making their profound friendship a significant force driving prosperity for both peoples.
The President mentioned that he had served as Tainan City Mayor and particularly welcomed Peña, government officials, and all distinguished guests to Tainan, wishing the visit a smooth and successful conclusion.
Peña stated in his speech that he was honored to represent the Paraguayan delegation and sincerely thanked the Taiwanese government for arranging this visit, which allowed the delegation to witness firsthand Taiwan's high-tech and semiconductor industry development achievements. He also pointed out that Taiwan sowed the seeds of technological development 40 years ago, and it has now blossomed into a leading nation in the global high-tech and semiconductor industries.
Peña said that although Taiwan and Paraguay are 19,000 kilometers apart and have different languages and cultures, the two countries share a common vision for development. Paraguay possesses rich natural resources and abundant raw material production capacity, and it also deeply understands that to achieve the long-term prosperity and development goals of the country, it must have a place in the fields of academia, innovation, and high-tech industries. Therefore, it is actively promoting high-tech industry development and hopes to become an important strategic partner for Taiwan.
He stated that this visit was deeply inspiring and further enhanced his understanding of how Taiwan integrates the strengths of government, industry, and academia to jointly promote high-tech industry development. The relevant experience will also serve as an important reference for Paraguay in formulating future technology policies.
Subsequently, the President and Peña jointly listened to a briefing by the Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau; and accompanied by National Applied Research Laboratories President Tsai Hung-ying, they first listened to a briefing on "Taiwan's Computing Power Development Vision" by NCHC Director Chang Chao-liang and also visited the NCHC Cloud Computing Center. (Edited by Zhai Sijia) 1150509
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(Central News Agency reporter Wen Kuei-hsiang, Taipei, 9th) President Lai Ching-te today accompanied Paraguayan President Santiago Peña on a visit to the Southern Taiwan Science Park. Lai stated that during their meeting at the Presidential Office yesterday, he mentioned that Taiwan and Paraguay would jointly move towards the world in the future, and today's visit to the Southern Science Park is precisely to fulfill this commitment. Taiwan will share its experience in technology development, park governance, and industrial upgrading, making the profound friendship between Taiwan and Paraguay a significant force driving prosperity for both peoples.
The Presidential Office issued a press release this afternoon stating that President Lai Ching-te, accompanied by President Santiago Peña of the Republic of Paraguay (also translated as Benia), visited the "National Science and Technology Council Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau" and the "National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC) Cloud Computing Center" in Tainan this morning. The President stated in his speech that during his meeting with Peña at the Presidential Office yesterday, he mentioned that Taiwan and Paraguay would jointly move towards the world in the future; today's visit to the Southern Taiwan Science Park is precisely to fulfill this commitment.
The President stated that the Southern Taiwan Science Park is an important base for Taiwan's technology industry and a crucial cluster for semiconductor and AI development. Taiwan will share its experience in technology development, park governance, and industrial upgrading with Paraguay, making their profound friendship a significant force driving prosperity for both peoples.
The President mentioned that he had served as Tainan City Mayor and particularly welcomed Peña, government officials, and all distinguished guests to Tainan, wishing the visit a smooth and successful conclusion.
Peña stated in his speech that he was honored to represent the Paraguayan delegation and sincerely thanked the Taiwanese government for arranging this visit, which allowed the delegation to witness firsthand Taiwan's high-tech and semiconductor industry development achievements. He also pointed out that Taiwan sowed the seeds of technological development 40 years ago, and it has now blossomed into a leading nation in the global high-tech and semiconductor industries.
Peña said that although Taiwan and Paraguay are 19,000 kilometers apart and have different languages and cultures, the two countries share a common vision for development. Paraguay possesses rich natural resources and abundant raw material production capacity, and it also deeply understands that to achieve the long-term prosperity and development goals of the country, it must have a place in the fields of academia, innovation, and high-tech industries. Therefore, it is actively promoting high-tech industry development and hopes to become an important strategic partner for Taiwan.
He stated that this visit was deeply inspiring and further enhanced his understanding of how Taiwan integrates the strengths of government, industry, and academia to jointly promote high-tech industry development. The relevant experience will also serve as an important reference for Paraguay in formulating future technology policies.
Subsequently, the President and Peña jointly listened to a briefing by the Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau; and accompanied by National Applied Research Laboratories President Tsai Hung-ying, they first listened to a briefing on "Taiwan's Computing Power Development Vision" by NCHC Director Chang Chao-liang and also visited the NCHC Cloud Computing Center. (Edited by Zhai Sijia) 1150509
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