台北 -- 台湾外交部长林佳龙在为期三天的美国访问期间启动了亚利桑那州的一个新准外交使团。作为亚洲科技强国，台湾正迅速扩大其在美国的半导体投资版图。
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's foreign minister launched a new quasi-diplomatic mission in Arizona during a three-day visit to the U.S., as the Asian tech power rapidly expands its semiconductor investment footprint stateside.
外交部长林佳龙计划在美国时间周一结束这次访问行程，他在参加了该使团的启动仪式和招待会后即将结束此行。由于台湾在缺乏与大国正式外交关系的特殊地位，其海外使团多以"台北"命名，被称为"经济文化办事处"。凤凰城的这个办事处是台湾在美国的第14个这样的使团，同时也支持了台湾扩大外交影响力的努力，其中包括最近公布的在菲律宾建立第二个使团的计划。
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung was set to wrap up his tour on Monday, U.S. time, after officiating the launch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Phoenix and attending a reception. Due to Taiwan's unique position lacking formal relations with major powers, most of its overseas missions use the name "Taipei" and are styled as "economic and cultural offices." The Phoenix office marks Taiwan's 14th such mission in the U.S., and bolsters an expansion effort that also includes recently revealed plans for a second mission in the Philippines While the recent summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping turned a spotlight on stalled approvals of American arms sales to Taipei, economic, security and political engagement is moving ahead on the ground.
尽管最近美国总统特朗普与中国国家主席习近平之间的峰会将焦点聚到了美台之间暂停的军售批准上，但经济、安全和政治领域的互动仍在推进。"凤凰城办事处的开设是台湾政府确保为日益壮大的台湾公司和公民群体提供外交政策支持的一个绝佳例子，这些群体将越来越多地聚集在该市和州中,"美国咨询公司鲍尔集团亚洲(BowerGroupAsia)高级顾问鲍蒂·哈蒙德-查姆斯(Rupert Hammond-Chambers)表示，他指出台湾在亚利桑那州的投资主要集中在半导体制造业上。
"The opening of the Phoenix office is an excellent example of the Taiwan government ensuring they have the foreign policy support for the growing community of Taiwan companies and citizens that will increasingly populate the city and state," said Rupert Hammond-Chambers, senior adviser at U.S. consultancy BowerGroupAsia, pointing to Taiwan's investment in Arizona centering on semiconductor manufacturing.
台湾半导体制造股份有限公司(TSMC)在7月宣布，将额外投资1000亿美元在美国建立更多先进制芯片制造设施以及亚利桐纳州的先进封装厂。
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) in July announced it would invest an additional $100 billion in the U.S. to build several more cutting-edge chipmaking facilities as well as advanced packaging plants in Arizona.
这些芯片制造厂将采用2纳米或更先进的技术。此外一笔投资计划使TSMC在亚利桑那州的已公布投资总额达到2650亿美元，这是这家台湾芯片巨头的最大额海外投资。
The chipmaking plants will be at the 2-nanometer or better level of technology. The additional plan brings TSMC's announced investments in Arizona to $265 billion, the biggest foreign investment by the Taiwanese chipmaker.
台湾总统赖清德优先考虑加强与美国的关系，大力推动投资，并承诺增加台湾的国防支出。
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has prioritized strengthening relations with the U.S., with a big push on investment along with commitments to step up Taiwan's defense spending.
哈蒙德-钱伯斯告诉《日经亚洲》：“以林部长为主要倡导者的赖政府倡导科技外交：将台湾的技术主导地位，特别是在IC（集成电路）市场的技术主导地位与台湾扩大全球政策影响力的努力融为一体。”“政府通过利用其技术行业及其支持其的供应链的真正全球化，有效地打开了以前关闭的政治大门。“另外，前总统蔡英文周五表示，她将于本周访问美国，在斯坦福大学安全会议上发表讲话，这是她自2024年下台以来首次访问该国。
"The Lai administration has championed, with Minister Lin as its chief advocate, tech diplomacy: the fusing of Taiwan's technology dominance, particularly in the IC (integrated circuit) market, with Taiwan's efforts to expand its global policy reach," Hammond-Chambers told Nikkei Asia. "The government is effectively opening political doors, previously closed, by leveraging the true globalization of its technology sector and the supply chains that support it." Separately, former President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday that she would visit the U.S. this week to speak at a Stanford University security conference, her first trip to the country since stepping down in 2024.
作为台北的最高外交官，林面临着应对全球秩序不断变化的高风险任务，而台湾以及邻国日本和菲律宾则面临着来自中国越来越大的军事和政治压力。北京声称台湾是自己的领土，并升级了军事建设，并采取了“灰色地带”施压行动，而不是直接战争。
As Taipei's top diplomat, Lin faces a high-stakes task of navigating a shifting global order while Taiwan, along with neighbors Japan and the Philippines, faces increasing military and political heat from China. Beijing claims Taiwan as its own and has escalated a military buildup coupled with a campaign of "gray zone" pressure short of outright war.
台湾拒绝中国的主权主张。尽管林书豪几乎没有正式的外交关系，而且在北京的压力下，主要国家通常回避其外交部长，但林书豪的海外访问数量异常多。除了美国之外，自2024年5月上任以来，他出访过法国、日本、菲律宾、比利时、立陶宛、波兰、捷克共和国、荷兰、意大利、奥地利和瑞士。
Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims. And although it has few formal diplomatic relationships and its foreign minister is typically shunned by major countries under pressure from Beijing, Lin has managed to make an unusual number of overseas trips Apart from the U.S., his travels since taking office in May 2024 have included France, Japan, the Philippines, Belgium, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
在飞往亚利桑那州之前，他对台湾在中美洲的两个正式外交伙伴伯利兹和危地马拉进行了为期一周的访问。
Before he flew to Arizona, he made a week-long visit to Belize and Guatemala, Taiwan's two formal diplomatic partners in Central America.
亚利桑那州办事处反映了台湾与美国之间蓬勃发展的关系，外交关系委员会的大卫·萨克斯表示。
The Arizona office reflects the booming relationship between Taiwan and the U.S., according to David Sacks at the Council on Foreign Relations.
“台积电在亚利桑那州的投资是美国历史上最大的单一外国直接投资，而台湾现在是美国的第四大贸易伙伴，”萨克斯说。
"TSMC's investment in Arizona is the single largest foreign direct investment in American history, while Taiwan is now America's fourth-largest trading partner," Sacks said.
“也许更令人震惊的是，美国现在从台湾进口的商品超过了从中国进口的商品，这是三十多年来从未发生过的事情，”他补充说。
"Perhaps more stunning, the United States now imports more goods from Taiwan than it does from China, something that hasn't happened in over three decades," he added.
台湾在亚利桑那州的前哨将主要服务于亚利桑那州不断扩大的台湾社区的领事需求，其中大多数人为台积电或其供应商之一工作，萨克斯说，他曾在美国在台协会（事实上的大使馆）从事政治军事事务。
Taiwan's outpost in Arizona will mainly serve the consular needs of the expanding Taiwanese community in Arizona, most of whom work for TSMC or one of its suppliers, according to Sacks, who previously worked on political military affairs at the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy.
台湾和美国总统特朗普政府签署了一项互惠贸易协定（ART），这是一项具有里程碑意义的关税和贸易协定，但尚未正式生效。然而，解决双重征税仍然是双边投资的关键问题。
Taiwan and U.S. President Donald Trump's administration have signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), a landmark tariffs and trade pact but it has yet to legally enter into force. Resolving double taxation remains a key issue for bilateral investments, however.