Grand Prairie moves towards agreement with Taiwan city
In a ceremony held Monday morning at the Charles V. England Public Safety Training building, Grand Prairie Mayor Charles England and Gueishan, Taiwan Mayor Lu Hsueh-chi signed a Memorandum of Understand towards a sister city agreement.
Gueishan is a city of more than 131,000 in Taoyuan County which is in the northern part of Taiwan. The beautiful city is a leader in the science and technology industry.
Councilman Richard Fregoe, who headed Grand Prairie’s effort, said today’s signing, is the result of a coalition which included County Commissioner Ken Mayfield, County Judge Jim Foster, the DFW Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, and delegates of Guishan.
Gueishan Mayor Lu Hsueh-chi thanked those involved for their interest in foreign affairs. “Even though this is only the beginning part of our sisters coming together, I have confidence that this will have a great future,” he said.
Councilman Fregoe said the sister city agreement is very important and giant step forward. “We certainly go well beyond our boundaries to try and work with other people, other nations, and form a basis for friendship. To me, the ultimate goal would be unity and peace,” he said.
He said that the two cities will exchange ideas, learn about each other’s culture, and the partnership could have an economic impact on both cities.
