Texas and Taiwan are shaping the future of the global economy — together.
Taiwanese companies have invested more than $13 billion in Texas across sectors like semiconductors, supercomputers, telecommunications and advanced manufacturing. These are not symbolic commitments — they are transformative partnerships.
In Fort Worth, Wistron is teaming up with NVIDIA to invest $687 million into two cutting-edge supercomputer plants. In Sherman, GlobalWafers has broken ground on a $3.5 billion silicon wafer facility — America’s first in over 20 years. Foxconn is expanding in Houston. And this fall, EVA Air will launch direct flights from Taipei to Dallas, connecting two global innovation hubs overnight.
Texas is responding in kind. In 2024, Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to Taipei to sign a landmark economic cooperation agreement. Just months later, the State of Texas opened its first official representative office in Taiwan. These actions reflect a shared commitment to supply chain resilience, technological collaboration and long-term prosperity.
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This vision comes to life Aug. 14-16 at Taiwan Expo USA in downtown Dallas at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, where the full depth of Taiwan–U.S. collaboration will be showcased, ranging from AI-powered factories to smart health care and precision electronics. One of the Expo’s signature programming sessions, the Taiwan-U.S. Supply Chain Cooperation Forum, will bring together CEOs, policymakers and global thought leaders to tackle one of the defining challenges of our time: how to build smarter, stronger and more sustainable supply chains in industrial ecosystems.
But Taiwan’s commitment to Texas goes deeper than business. Dallas is now home to TAITRA’s fifth U.S. office. It is Taipei’s sister city and a fast-growing hub for Taiwanese American families, students and entrepreneurs. It represents everything this partnership aspires to be — bold, inclusive, forward-looking.
Building on this foundation of trust and shared values, Taiwan and the United States — especially Texas — are poised to deepen their collaboration in meaningful and lasting ways. As we look ahead, Taiwan is committed to working with U.S. partners to expand opportunity, strengthen connections, and build a more resilient, innovative, and future-ready partnership between Taiwan, the United States, and Texas.
That future is taking shape in Texas.
James C. F. Huang is chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).