Governor Whitmer opens new office for Michigan in Taiwan

TAIPEI, TAIWAN (WKZO AM/FM) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Taiwan on an investment mission to that country and South Korea.

She opened the Michigan Taiwan Office yesterday and says she is focused on securing investments in key industries like automotive, semiconductors, renewable energy, and advanced manufacturing.

The opening of the Michigan Taiwan Office “is truly an extension of a partnership that has been built over the years between Taiwan and United States,” Whitmer told reporters at a press conference in Taipei.

Given Taiwan’s world leading expertise in the fields of semiconductors and clean energy, it is a perfect match for cooperation in those areas with the Michigan State government, which is currently pursuing clean energy by means such as a transition to electric vehicles, she said.

The U.S. is now making “long overdue investments” in advancing its supply chains and strengthening American manufacturing, “and learning from and working with Taiwanese companies is crucial for our success,” Whitmer said.

Whitmer says three Taiwanese companies will expand in Northville, Wixom, and Fraser.