Spotlight: Taipei

Welcome to 2016! For our first month this year we want to spotlight our first Sister City - Taipei. Houston and Taipei became Sister Cities in 1961, only five years after President Eisenhower founded the Sister Cities International Program. The idea was initiated by Raymond Hoo, the Consular General of the Republic of China (Taiwan). At the time, Houston's Mayor was Lewis Cutrer and Chi-Jui Huey was the Mayor of Taipei. It was the first Sister City for each metropolis. So what to do these two cities have in common? Well, for starters, both are port cities with subtropical climates and large populations. In fact, Taipei is home to approxi...