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The Startup Column: Reassessing the Startup Ecosystem of Taiwan’s Six Major Cities – New Taipei

Yang, Meng-Shin | Assistant Research Fellow/Research Division VI, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
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New Taipei City is the most populous of Taiwan’s special municipalities and has the most comprehensive industrial structure among them. Supported by a well-developed transportation network, robust electronics supply chains, extensive biomedical resources, and an established logistics system, manufacturing and technology clusters have long served as the foundation of its development. It ranks among the top in Taiwan in the number of registered manufacturing firms, the scale of its electronics supply chain, and the number of logistics hubs, forming a strong industrial base that supports innovation and entrepreneurship. Building on these strengths, New Taipei has gradually developed a startup environment that combines a strong industrial base with the advantages of its large urban scale, creating an ecosystem distinct from other special municipalities.