Deputy Mayor Her-Ran Liou of New Taipei City received Mayor Lisa Borowsky of Scottsdale, a city in Arizona, U.S.A., on September 3rd. The two sides shared insights into a variety of topics, including industry, trade, tourism, culture, and urban governance. In recent years, bilateral interactions between Taiwan and Arizona have been deepening. With the launch of direct flights between Taipei and Phoenix, as well as TSMC’s establishment of a manufacturing facility in Arizona, public interest in Arizona has been growing steadily in Taiwan.

Deputy Mayor Liou noted that New Taipei City is the most populous city in Taiwan, with a population of approximately 4.04 million. It covers a vast area and features urban, mountainous, forested, river, and coastal landscapes. The city also has diverse industrial development, boasting clusters in the electronics, information and communications technology (ICT), and smart manufacturing sectors. Apart from continuously promoting industrial innovation, New Taipei City has also spared no effort in advancing tourism, culture, and sustainable urban governance to build a city that embodies industrial vitality and high livability. Similarly, Scottsdale features both industrial development and tourism. The two cities have strong foundations for exchanges in urban governance, tourism, and culture, thereby ultimately improving the quality of life for their residents. Through this visit, both city governments hope to further enhance their rapport for future cooperation.

Mayor Borowsky pointed out that Scottsdale, featuring a population of 250,000, is located to the east of Phoenix, and is a well-known tourist and leisure city in Arizona. Averaging over 300 clear days a year, Scottsdale boasts luxurious resorts, golf courses, art galleries, and old city districts brimming with western charm, blending vibrant tourism with dynamic industrial development. Scottsdale is also an important city in the Phoenix metropolitan area, with advantages in high technology, biotechnology, investment attraction, and tourism. The goal of this visit was for the Scottsdale city government to learn about the urban development and governance experience of New Taipei City. Mayor Borowsky also took the opportunity to invite New Taipei City to attend the SEMICON West conference next April in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

This visit helped both cities foster exchanges and cooperative relationships, opening doors to new opportunities. Despite their geographical differences, both Scottsdale and New Taipei City place great emphasis on industrial innovation, tourism development, and constructing a livable city. New Taipei City looks forward to using this visit as a launchpad to steadily deepen its relations with Scottsdale in trade, tourism, culture, and urban governance, thereby expanding substantive collaboration between the two cities in the future, as well as enriching the diversity and depth of exchanges between Taiwan and the U.S.