Taiwan's Foreign Minister visits the US after the US-China summit... Scheduled to visit TSMC factory

(Shanghai = Yonhap News) Correspondent Cha Byeong-seop = It has been reported that Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Jia-rong is planning to visit the United States and observe the TSMC semiconductor factory as China demanded the United States take an 'opposition to Taiwanese independence' position at the recent U.S.-China summit.

According to Taiwan's Central News Agency on the 4th, citing a source the previous day, the media reported that Director Lin would arrive in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, on the afternoon of the 3rd, local time.

During his visit to the United States, Director Lin will attend the plaque-hanging ceremony for the 'Phoenix Taipei Economic and Cultural Affairs Office', which is equivalent to a consulate, and will also tour the TSMC plant in Arizona with a corporate inspection team.

After the U.S.-China summit on the 24th of last month, Director Lin visited Belize and Guatemala, countries with diplomatic ties in Central and South America, and headed to the U.S. immediately after completing the tour.

The source explained that Minister Lin will communicate with companies investing in the United States at the TSMC plant and identify their practical needs.

Next, Ingrid Larson, executive director of the American Association of Taiwan (AIT), the equivalent of the U.S. Embassy in Taiwan, said she would come from Washington DC to Arizona and accompany the event, adding, "This shows the importance both sides place on deepening local and industrial exchanges."

Meanwhile, China has been pressuring the United States to go beyond its stance of "not supporting" Taiwan's independence and to state that it is "opposed." At the recent U.S.-China summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping publicly made this demand to President Donald Trump.