
Visit highlights economic ties between Washington and Taipei, avoiding the capital to avert tensions.
Taiwanese foreign minister Lin Chia-lung arrived in Phoenix for a three-day visit highlighting economic ties, deliberately bypassing Washington to avoid tensions after Xi's US visit.
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Taiwan's foreign minister visited Phoenix for three days to highlight economic ties without stopping in Washington.
Lin Chia-lung, Taiwan’s foreign minister, arrived in Phoenix late on Saturday for a three-day visit that highlights the deepening economic ties between Washington and Taipei.
His visit will not include stops in Washington or meetings with anyone at the State Department, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
A trip to Washington just days after Xi’s visit could have risked a blow-up with Beijing, which used the summit to press the US to harden its line on Taiwan.

Wei Pingzheng, candidate for Changhua County Mayor of the Kuomintang, said that New Taipei City Deputy Mayor Liu Heran promised to fully support the election and target four townships in the southwest corner for street sweeping. In response, Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Suyue, CEO of Hong Zongyi, said that he respects his opponent's arrangements.

KMT New Taipei mayor candidate Li Sichuan attended an event at the Heling Friendship Center of Zhulinshan Guanyin Temple in Linkou on the 5th, and there were nearly a hundred tables. He reiterated the 300-point leisure card for senior citizen card and the all-age care policy, which received enthusiastic support from thousands of villagers.

In order to prevent ghost populations from appearing in the end-of-year civil service election, the Miaoli District Prosecutor's Office, together with the household affairs and police units, identified 1,320 people who had moved abnormally. They will verify whether they have actual residence facts one by one to maintain the fairness of the election.

Artist Tsai Kang-yong was boycotted and banned by Chinese netizens for appearing at the inaugural meeting of Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang. His manager responded that he was simply going to see the event. Artist Caramel Brother posted a message of support, while Tsai Kangyong responded to Jiang Wanan’s cross-party invitation with high EQ.

Former People's Party Chairman Ko Wenzhe predicted that if the Blue Camp wins the Kaohsiung Green Camp, the Green Camp will need to be replaced. KMT Chairman Cheng Lai-wen responded on the 5th that "it will not happen" and criticized the DPP for fully using national judicial intervention in the election, resulting in a deserted election. Talking about the Blue and White cooperation, she emphasized that the original intention of the cooperation was to prevent the DPP from taking advantage of it.

As the New Taipei City mayoral election heats up, the Kuomintang caucus questions DPP candidate Su Qiaohui's role in the Jinghua scandal, the New Taipei drug feeding case and the Guan Zhongmin case and demands an apology. The Soviet Union’s Competitive Office countered the Blue Camp’s distortion of facts. Li Sichuan criticized the drug feeding case for harming early childhood education and questioned the difficulty of an apology. He also responded to remarks related to Huida's establishment of a factory.