Taiwan vies with Singapore as AI hub for US tech companies

Microsoft, Google and Amazon seize on Taiwanese expertise and China proximity

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The recreation area at a  Google data center in Taiwan. The island's proximity to mainland China make it a good base for U.S. tech companies not yet able to enter the vast Chinese market.

LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- U.S. technology companies are converging on Taiwan to build regional research and development centers, drawn by the island's relatively low wages and the government's strategy of forging closer ties with Washington.

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