Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Since October 1980) Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second largest city, is a major industrial center with an international port ranking as the third largest container port in the world. With a population of 1.5 million, the city is the center of the country's shipbuilding, steel, and petroleum industries. Kaohsiung has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity and development. This August, Kaohsiung is sending its assistant protocol officer to Tulsa to particpate in a one-month internship. She will intern with Tulsa Global Alliance, the City Council and the Mayor's office during her time in Tulsa. She will stay with a host family and participate in a variety of cultural activities. In July 2005, Tulsa Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit was invited to Taiwan to help celebrate the implementation of a mounted patrol in Kaohsiung's Police Bureau. During the celebration, Tulsa officers, Lori Miller, BK Williams, Greg Evans and Sergeant Dave Davis rode in a Parade and then joined Kaohsiung's Mounted Patrol for a demonstration on Cijin Beach. Officers also visted the Kaohsiung Police Bureau and other cultural sites. Tulsa has participated in the Taiwan Area Games, bringing home four medals. The festivities surrounding the games provide a glimpse of Chinese culture and tradition. Not surprisingly, the Kaohsiung Youth Folk Sports Troupe has dazzled Tulsa audiences in their Tulsa performances. Kaohsiung youth have participated in the Sister Cities Young Artists program. Tulsa has received visitors from Taiwan including several well-known artists and the curator of the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art. Tulsa Partnership Kaohsiung Partnership Chair Stephen Hwang Recent Events   Josh Davis, TGA member, has been accepted into the MBA program in at the National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung. While earning a graduate degree, he will act as TGA's liasion for the partnership. Read his blog and stay up to date on news from Taiwan.   To add a recent event, send information and photos to TGA webmaster.