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October 2, 2007

Lt. Gov. Roberts to head panel visiting Taiwan

PROVIDENCE -- Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts and a group of New England legislative leaders head to Taiwan on Friday in part to "foster economic ties between Taiwan and Rhode Island," her office said today.

Taiwan's government invited Roberts to head the delegation of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine legislative leaders, according to a news release.

The delegation will learn about Taiwan's health care system, meet with Taiwanese economic development officials and work "on strategies for regional economic growth based on the lessons learned in Taiwan, focusing on biotechnology."

Roberts and the delegation will meet with the vice minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the vice president and chief financial officer at the Bureau of National Health Insurance, the secretary general of the Taiwan Provincial Government, and the vice superintendent of National Taiwan University Hospital.

The delegation will also visit Taipei World Trade Center and the Taipei International Electronics Autumn Show, meet with the director general of the Bureau of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and with the Taiwan Importers and Exporters Chamber of Commerce.

They will "explore the economic development potential" of Taiwan's high-speed rail and meet officials at technology and biotechnology companies.

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