Taiwan’S National Center for Food Safety Education Cultural Services to the Southeastern United States
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Government and Commerce The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), The UGA Center for Food Safety collaborates with located in Atlanta, offers commercial, informational and Taiwan’s National Center for Food Safety Education cultural services to the southeastern United States. and Research for joint training and research Elliott Wang serves as Director General of TECO as of exchanges. July 2020. There is an exchange program between Lowndes In October 2011, TECO hosted Taiwan’s 100 year County Schools of Valdosta, Georgia and Chia-Yi City birthday celebration in Atlanta. TECO also helped Schools of Taiwan. This has led to numerous other coordinate a Taiwan buyers’ mission to Atlanta in 2011, exchanges with Georgia, showcasing musical talent of organized by the Agricultural Trade Office at the Taiwanese students and engineering competitions. American Institute in Taiwan. The mission included nine major Taiwanese agricultural companies looking to The Georgia Institute of Technology offers a faculty-led import a variety of Georgia produce. study abroad program focused on nontraditional security challenges across three Southeast Asian Atlanta is home to the Atlanta Taiwanese Chamber of states including Taiwan. Commerce. Additionally, the Southeast Chapter of the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce is There are five active Taiwanese Student Associations located in Norcross, Georgia. in Georgia at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, University of Georgia, and Georgia Four Georgia cities have sister city agreements with State University. Taiwan: Atlanta - Taipei, Brunswick – Ilan, Columbus – Taichung and Macon – Kaohsiung City. Arts, Culture and Tourism In 2019, 8,200 tourists from Taiwan visited Georgia The city of Macon has especially strong ties to Taiwan. spending $18.5 million. The wife and sisters-in-law of Sun Yatsen, the “father” of Taiwan, all attended Wesleyan College in Macon in The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Assistant the early 1900s. Concertmaster, Jun-Ching Lin, is originally from Taiwan. Academics The University System of Georgia (USG) offers at In 2016, the professional dance troupe from Taiwan least seven study abroad programs to Taiwan in “Modern Arts Dance Theater” performed at Kennesaw programs such as athletic training and kinesiology. State University as part of the annual celebrations of Taiwanese American Heritage Week. As of Fall 2020, 266 Taiwanese students enrolled in USG schools. As part of the annual Savannah Music Festival, Taiwan- Transportation born pianist Wu Han performed the complete cycle of Delta Air Lines provides daily one-stop connecting the Beethoven Piano Trios in 2016. flights from Atlanta to Taipei via Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, New York and Tokyo, Japan. 2020 international In 2017, the Atlanta Ballet prerformance Gennadi’s connectivity was limited by the COVID-19 pandemic. Choice featured the dancer Peng-Yu Chen, a native of As restrictions ease, the airport expects a return to pre- Taiwan. COVID connections. International Trade The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) in Savannah has an EXPORTS: In 2020, Georgia exports to Taiwan totaled established relationship with Taiwan. GPA provides $621.3 million. Taiwan is the 17th largest export market four regular shipping services to the Port of Kaohsiung. for Georgia. About GDEcD Top exports from Georgia to Taiwan include circuits, The Georgia Department of Economic Development aircraft, poultry, gas turbines, and medical instruments. (GDEcD) plans, manages and mobilizes state resources to attract new business investment to Georgia leads the nation in the export of the following Georgia, drive the expansion of existing industry and goods to Taiwan: kaolin and poultry. small business, locate new markets for Georgia IMPORTS: In 2020, Georgia imports from Taiwan products, inspire tourists to visit Georgia and promote totaled $2.77 billion. Taiwan ranks 11th among the state as a top destination for arts events and film, Georgia’s importer nations. music and digital entertainment projects. For more information, visit www.georgia.org. Top imports from Taiwan to Georgia include discs and other storage devices, computers, wood working *Information valid as of March 2021 machines, tractor parts, hand tools. Investment There are at least 14 Georgia companies with operations in Taiwan, including but not limited to: American Megatrends Crawford & Company InComm NCR Corporation UPS UPS Supply Chain Solutions There are at least 14 Taiwanese facilities operating in Georgia. These Taiwanese-affiliated companies employ 264 Georgians. A major Taiwanese investment in Georgia is Maxxis, located in Newnan, Georgia. The tire and wheel assembly company has several facilities in the state. Maxxis has been operating in Georgia since 1997. .