Chen Qimai revealed that the fight for TSMC was "very fierce" and he was optimistic about Taoyuan's development of semiconductor and AI industries.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai went to Taoyuan City this morning to support the Democratic Progressive Party Taoyuan Mayor Candidate Huang Shijie. He talked about TSMC's factory construction and the layout of the north-south technology industry. Chen Chi-Mai revealed that when Kaohsiung was competing for TSMC's investment, "In fact, we also got a lot of money." Kaohsiung invested land for this purpose With various supporting facilities including renovation, water and electricity, transportation, and education, the second TSMC factory in Kaohsiung has now been put into mass production, gradually driving the semiconductor industry ecosystem in southern Taiwan. Taoyuan has a high-tech industrial cluster. If cooperation with the central government can be strengthened in the future, there is an opportunity to drive another wave of industrial growth in northern Taiwan.

Chen Qimai said that Taoyuan is located in the technology industry corridor from Taipei to Hsinchu and has many high-tech industrial clusters. What is more important is how to spread the vitality of high-tech industries to other industries and assist the upgrading of traditional industries. He has carefully read the political opinions proposed by Huang Shijie and believes that many of the ideas are feasible. They will not only upgrade Taoyuan, but also have the opportunity to become an important force in promoting the economic growth of northern Taiwan.

Talking about the process of TSMC’s investment in Kaohsiung, Chen Qimai said that the competition for setting up a factory was very fierce, and the city government must provide a complete investment environment, including land remediation, water and electricity supply, transportation and education services, etc., which all need to be planned in advance. He thanked TSMC for investing in Kaohsiung and allowing southern Taiwan to gradually form a semiconductor industry ecosystem.

Chen Qimai pointed out that the output value of Nanke has surpassed that of Bamboo, which shows that the development of southern science and technology industry has achieved results and is of great significance to regional balance. However, the competition in the semiconductor industry is not only divided between north and south, but also about how Taiwan maintains its advantages in the global industrial layout.

He believes that how northern Taiwan attracts investment from major technology companies such as TSMC in the future is also related to Taiwan's overall competitiveness. If Huang Shijie is elected as mayor of Taoyuan, he hopes to work closely with the central government to accelerate the attraction of semiconductor and AI-related industries, establish a more complete technology industry ecosystem, and allow the northern and southern technology clusters to support each other to enhance Taiwan's competitive advantage for the next generation.