Foreign Minister Lin Jialong visited the United States, unveiled the office in Phoenix and visited TSMC

The visit to Central American friendly countries Belize and Guatemala is about to end. Foreign Minister Lin Jialong is expected to arrive in Phoenix, Arizona, the United States on the 4th, Taipei time. During this trip, he will attend the official unveiling ceremony of my country's newly established office in Phoenix, and visit dignitaries from Arizona and Phoenix. At the same time, he will visit the TSMC Arizona plant, communicate with companies investing in the United States, and understand the actual needs of Taiwanese companies in the United States.

It was pointed out that this business inspection team was participated by the National Federation of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the China Economic Association, and representatives from companies in the fields of AI, technology, biomedicine, tourism, finance and trade were invited to accompany them. Lan Ying, executive director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), will also travel from Washington to Phoenix to accompany the relevant itineraries.

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Since the "Sichuan-Xi meeting" has just ended, the outside world is concerned about whether the cooperation process between Taiwan and the United States will be affected. In this regard, relevant people believe that the first batch of two F-16V BLK70 fighter jets purchased from my country from the United States arrived in Taiwan yesterday, and Lin Jialong will hold an official unveiling ceremony for my country's newly established office in Phoenix as Foreign Minister, indicating that the security cooperation and economic and trade diplomacy between the two countries are still advancing steadily according to the established agenda.

It was pointed out that in conjunction with the official operation of the newly opened office in Phoenix, Lin Jialong's trip also focused on expanding exchanges at the economic, trade and industrial levels. Including arranging visits to TSMC and communicating with companies investing in the United States, the purpose is to directly understand the actual needs faced by companies operating locally, and also to understand how Taiwanese companies can establish closer connections with U.S. local governments, industries, and communities, so that overseas layouts can form a positive cycle with Taiwan's R&D, talent, and supply chains.

Foreign sources said that since TSMC announced its investment and establishment of a factory in Arizona in 2020, it has driven Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain and more than 200 companies to set up factories or set up operating bases in the United States, gradually forming an industrial cluster. TSMC has expanded its investment in the United States in recent years, which also proves that Taiwan's advanced semiconductor industry has the ability to proactively deploy globally. Taiwanese companies have deployed in the United States, gradually forming Taiwan's manufacturing and supply chain integration capabilities, and combining the innovation, capital and market of the United States to further create local employment, talent cultivation and industrial cooperation opportunities.

With the opening of the 14th Chinese Embassy in the United States in Phoenix, foreigners pointed out that as Taiwanese companies continue to increase their investment and presence in Arizona, diplomatic services must also extend from traditional consular and overseas affairs services to industry, economic and trade, and local government cooperation. Through overseas embassies and offices, we can get closer to the front-line needs of enterprises. In recent years, the U.S. federal government has repeatedly encouraged state governments and enterprises to expand relations with Taiwan, which shows that Taiwan-U.S. exchanges have extended from the central level to state governments, cities, industries, and the private sector. Lin Jialong led a delegation to visit Texas last year and Arizona this year, both of which are part of the policy direction of expanding exchanges with U.S. states.