U.S. lawmaker eyes Taiwan investment in New York State

U.S. lawmaker eyes Taiwan investment in New York State

Taipei, Jan. 3 (CNA) Taiwan and the United States could work to strengthen bilateral relations, Congressman Bill Owens said after paying a recent call leading Taiwanese manufacturer of smart to encourage investment in its countries. Although Taiwan-US. relations are cordial and narrow, they could be further improved by trade, he said recently in Taipei CNA. "When people trade them, it breaks down many barriers and improving the relationship," said Owens. In an effort to encourage Taiwanese investments in New York, Owens met last week with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei and Laura Ho, Chief Financial Officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. "We believe reaching out to them and to provide assistance can be very useful, "said Owens explaining the reasons for its appeal to TSMC over a three-day visit to Taiwan. However, the question of the response of TSMC, Owens said: "We have no indication from them that they have a particular interest at the moment." "They played their cards close to their vest "but the discussion would lay the groundwork" for conversations on the road, "he said. ago several manufacturing semiconductor area in upstate New York who represents Owens, one under construction in Saratoga County by GlobalFoundries Inc. (by Nancy Liu)