“Taiwan Expo 2020 in India Online“, jointly organised by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and TAITRA, was officially launched on December 16, going online with virtual exhibition hall where 120 Taiwanese exhibitors trying their best to impress Indian audience
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From left to right: Mr. Chung-Kwang Tien – Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Mr. James C. F. Huang – Chairman, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), Dr. Guann-Jyh Lee – Deputy Director-General of the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Mr. Gourangalal Das – Director General of India -Taipei Association (ITA)
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Mr. James C. F. Huang, Chairman of TAITRA, in his opening remarks said that India and Taiwan can work together to build the world’s digital future. “In the face of COVID-19, we are more convinced than ever that India and Taiwan can work together to overcome not just the pandemic but any challenge that comes our way. In fact, our visions for the future have long been closely aligned. Our plans, laid out by the Act East Policy and the New Southbound Policy, are highly complementary: to increase economic and cultural exchange, and to develop long-term, sustained prosperity,” he shared.
In the past few years, India has become a land of opportunities for major enterprises all around the world. That’s why Taiwan Expo in India was born in 2018, to help Taiwan business community to develop a comprehensive understanding of India, and to strengthen bilateral relationship. Following a huge success in 2019, Taiwan Expo was being transformed to an online event this year because of the pandemic, showing how physical obstacles could be overcome by digital means.
The opening ceremony was held in Taipei, among the distinguished guests are Dr. Guann-Jyh Lee, Deputy Directive General of the Bureau of Foreign Trade; Mr. Chung-Kwang Tien, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also the former Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India; Ms. Yu-Chin Wu and Ms. Yu-Hsia Wen, Legislator, also members of Taiwan-India Parliamentary Friendship Association of the Legislative Yuan; Mr. Gourangalal Das, Directive General of India-Taipei Association.
Four other distinguished guests took part in this memorable event through Livestream. They are: Mr. Baushuan Ger, incumbent Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India; Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology; Mr. Deepak Bagla, Managing Director & CEO of Invest India; and lastly Mr. Rajesh Agrawal, Executive Director of India Trade Promotion Organisation.
This year, TAITRA has introduced a special virtual reality (VR) tour on the homepage of Taiwan Expo. Visitors are promised a vivid experience of actually being at the exhibition hall, exploring a variety of booth