AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office

AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office (Photo: AIT Images)

AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office (Photo: AIT Images)

The Kaohsiung Branch Office communicates U.S. policy views and demonstrates AIT's commitment to maintain and strengthen ties between the American people and the people of southern Taiwan. AIT/K provides services to the residents of six local jurisdictions in southern Taiwan: Chiayi City, Tainan City, Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County, Taitung County, and Penghu County.

This area, roughly one third of the island, has a population of over six million people, including approximately 6,000 American citizens. Kaohsiung Harbor is the world's eighth largest container port. Most of Taiwan’s steel and petrochemical industries are located in or near Kaohsiung, as is Taiwan's deep sea fishing industry. In addition to these traditional industries, semiconductor, optical electronics, biotechnology and other high technology industries are under development in the Tainan Science-Based Industrial Park.

U.S.-affiliated organizations in the district include the Kaohsiung American Chamber of Commerce, the Kaohsiung American School (pre-K through grade 12) and the Kaohsiung Morrison Academy, which is a Christian church-affiliated school. National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung has an America Center established in cooperation with AIT. U.S. companies with substantial investments in southern Taiwan include PPG, Lilly Industries, Corning Glass and the Interpoint Corporation.

For more information, visit our Kaohsiung Branch Office website at (http://kaohsiung.ait.org.tw/)