Taiwan is expanding its diplomatic footprint in the US, a modest win for Taipei and for the growing Taiwanese business community around TSMC's Arizona plants.

• Taiwan will soon open a representative office in Phoenix, its 14th in the US.
• The office is not just about TSMC — some 30,000 Taiwanese live in the area, and more Taiwanese firms keep moving to Arizona.
• Washington's Taiwanese community marked National Day with a flag-raising ceremony attended by Taipei's top envoy to the US, Alexander Yui.
• US arms sales to Taiwan are still moving forward after the Trump–Xi meeting, including an $11 billion package Trump sent to Congress late last year.
• Beijing keeps pressing Taiwan with aircraft and ships around the island plus influence operations aimed at splitting it from within.

Outlook: The Phoenix office opens shortly, and arms deliveries and Chinese pressure both look set to continue.