Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung was in New York this week and met diplomatic allies on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, according to the president of a small Pacific state and a source with knowledge of the matter.
Lin’s visit came after he published an op-ed article on the website of conservative US outlet Newsmax, calling on the world body to recognize Taiwan, part of a long-standing campaign by Taipei.
It was the first time a Taiwanese foreign minister was known to have been in New York during the so-called UNGA Week, for which world leaders gather in the city each year. Taiwan, formally known as the Republic of China, is barred from attending official UNGA events as Beijing has held China’s UN seat since 1971.
Lin attended a reception in New York on Monday hosted by American Global Strategies (AGS), a consultancy set up by former US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and former US National Security Council chief of staff Alexander Gray, said a source familiar with the event.
Taiwan’s foreign ministry declined to comment.
The US State Department did not offer a comment when asked about Lin’s New York visit.
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