Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an is embarking on for his first visit to the United
States since taking office in December of 2022.

Speaking to reporters at Taoyuan International Airport prior to boarding his
flight, Chiang said his 10-day trip is aimed at promoting Taipei and
exchanging city governance experiences.

According to Chiang, he's traveling with Taipei City Council Speaker Dai
Xi-qin and several city councilors to learn about urban planning,
transportation infrastructure and developments in the emerging technology
sector.

The city government says the mayor and city councilors will begin their tour
in New York - where they will visit the New York Mets baseball team's home
stadium Citi Field to see how the sports facility is managed and operated.

The delegation will next travel to Boston, where it will meet local city
officials at the Massachusetts State House and Chiang will deliver a speech
at John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard University.

The mayor and city councilors will visit the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology before traveling to Philadelphia, where they will visit
Pennsylvania State University and meet with Taiwanese students studying in
the state.

Chiang's U-S trip will conclude on September 12 and the delegation will fly
back to Taiwan from New York.