What Happened: Confirming Tsai's delicate itinerary as part of a visit to Central America, Minister of Overseas Community Affairs Council Hsu Chia Ching said he was certain that one of these events would happen in New York.
The Taiwan presidential office is yet to confirm Tsai's itinerary, where she plans to meet U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Hsu told lawmakers in the house that there would be four such meetings with overseas Taiwanese, including in the Central American countries that the president would visit. When Guatemala and Belize were mentioned, the American politician answered yes, both of which have diplomatic ties with Taipei.
The comments came after China said it was seriously concerned by Tsai's transit plans and had asked Washington for clarification.
Xi Jinping's government views Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly dissuaded the U.S. from maintaining bilateral ties with the island nation.
Tsai said that We are still planning the president's schedule for the trip, which is likely to take place next month. When details are finalized, we will make them public. You can find more of Benzinga's coverage in Europe and Asia by following this link.