Chiang Wanan announces that Songshan Airport will be relocated to build Taipei AI Park
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan announced that after successfully securing Huida's location in Taipei, he will plan to relocate Songshan Airport and use the 300 hectares of land to build the Taipei AI Park to develop industries, optimize transportation networks, increase residential and park space, and connect the existing MRT and four major industrial parks.
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Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan said that during his first term, he successfully won Huida to settle in Taipei. He believed that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to welcome the AI wave and hoped that the world would see Taipei because of Huida.
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan said that the first mayor’s term successfully allowed Huida to settle in Taipei. (Photo by reporter He Yuhua)
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan led his team to hold a municipal press conference this morning (8th), announcing that after successfully securing Huida's location, it will plan to relocate Songshan Airport, and use the relocated 300 hectares of land to build the Taipei AI Park and build residences and parks.
Jiang Wanan said that during his first term, he successfully secured Huida's location and ushered in the AI wave. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Next, he wanted the world to see Taipei because of Huida. The blue ocean of AI industry is Taipei's opportunity. Therefore, he plans to relocate Songshan Airport and build a Taipei AI Industrial Park. The 300 hectares will kill four birds with one stone: industrial development, transportation network, and residential space.
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Jiang Wanan said that Songshan Airport has an overall 300-hectare hinterland, running from Songji to the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station in the south, and then all the way to Da'an, Gongguan, and Zhonghe, intersecting with the existing MRT network to relieve the commuting pressure in both north and south; running east-west from Shilin-Datong Line, Yuanshan Station, Songshan Airport to Neihu, it also connects four major industrial parks (North Shike, Taipei AI Park, Neike and Nanruan).
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan announced plans to relocate Songshan Airport and build a Taipei AI park. (Photo by reporter He Yuhua)
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Taipei City Government will complete the preliminary planning and feasibility assessment of Songshan Airport relocation in the next few months.
Likely · Within months
Taipei AI Park will attract semiconductor and artificial intelligence related industries to settle in
Possible · Within years
Open Questions
- What is the specific timetable for the relocation of Songshan Airport?
- What are the development budget and funding sources of Taipei AI Park?
- What are the specific planning details for the original Songshan Airport land after the relocation?
- What is the construction progress and expected completion time of related traffic improvement projects?






