AIT Complex Date Clashes with Trump-Kim Meeting|考量中國因素？AIT新館揭牌與川金會同天

The new complex of the American Institute in Taiwan opened its doors on June 12. The United States stressed that the new building marks the steady development of its relationship with Taiwan.

Marie Royce, Assistant secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. State Department, represented the Unites States during the opening ceremony. Ms. Royce's husband, U.S. Representative Edward Royce, has been supporting the development of U.S.-Taiwan relations for years. Scholars believe that the U.S. deliberately set the two events on the same date to avoid sending high level officials to Taiwan and to avoid angering China. The scholars also said that the government must pay attention to concrete measures that help improve Taiwan's relations with the U.S.