The completion and opening of operations of the AIT New Office Compound occurs in a rather precipitous political climate in East Asia
 
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/09/25
By Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Contributing Writer

In June 2009, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) publicly announced that it had

New AIT compound under construction.

selected a site and begun development on a new location in Taipei’s Neihu district. The site was to be completed in 3 phases, and originally, many had hoped the compound would be finished as early as 2015.

Now it appears after some delay, and quite a bit of speculation about the number and nature of facilities to be housed at the new 6.5 hectare site, the new AIT facility is likely to be opening its doors in the coming months. The project has been referred to as the AIT NOC (New Office Compound) by the state department and those involved with its development.

Although there has been no public announcement on move-in dates from Washington DC or the current AIT (located in central Taipei’s Da’an District), the AIT began seeking moving coordinators for the shift to the new location in November last year, with an expected start date for the work in Summer 2017.    [FULL  STORY]