Taiwan Faces 1st Trump Test Amid China Tensions

Taiwan Faces First Trump Test Amid China Tensions
U.S. officials have long called on Taiwan to dramatically boost its defense spending as the power gap across the Taiwan Strait grows.
Trump says he can strike deals that would keep China out of Taiwan and make ‘absolutely certain’ Iran doesn’t get nukes
I can do that because we have something that they want,” the president said of a deal with China. “We have a pot of gold.”
Unspun World: What's behind the growing tensions between China and Taiwan?
John Simpson is in Taiwan for a special episode of Unspun World, where he reflects on the extraordinary rollercoaster of Chinese politics over the last 60 years. With the BBC experts in the region, John examines the growing tensions between Taiwan and China, and explores how China may deal with Trump 2.0 as the US president once again takes office.
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule and asserts that Taiwan is an integral part of its territory, though it has never governed the island.
Trump 2.0 and tremors in Taiwan
Even though the changes Trump has introduced were largely expected, the start of his second term has also been filled with surprises and drastic turnarounds, presented through his half-hour long inaugural address,
What a Second Trump Term Means For Taiwan - TaiwanPlus News
Donald Trump is once again president of the United States. His previous foreign policies started a trade war with China and raised questions over the U.S.' commitments to allies in the region. Now, many are wondering what his foreign policy on Taiwan will be.
Q&A: 'Vast, Deep Impact' if China Invades Taiwan, Says Author Kerry Brown
Brown highlights the global risk at the heart of the China-Taiwan conflict and asserts U.S. efforts of strategic ambiguity ...
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Did China Try to Cut Off Taiwan’s Front-Line Residents Again?
Once again, the two fiberoptic cables connecting Taiwan’s Matsu Islands, which lie just 10 nautical miles off Chinas ...
Man who sailed from China to Taiwan in rubber dinghy indicted while Chinese jets surround island
A man who sailed across the Taiwan Strait from China in a rubber dinghy has been indicted for illegally entering the island, while an unusually large number of Chinese fighter jets flew through the ...
Map Shows US Spy Planes Operating Near China's Coast
China had protested what it called "close-in reconnaissance" of Chinese territory by the U.S. military in the past.
Trump 'unlikely to take the initiative to use Taiwan as a bargaining chip' with Beijing, Bonnie Glaser says
Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially ...
China’s navy commissions new-generation frigate as competition rises with US and others
China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ...
Taiwan president says ‘impossible’ for mainland China to be the motherland
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) governs mainland China, whereas the Republic of China (ROC) administers Taiwan and ...
Video Shows China's Army Practicing Invasion Tactics
A video shows Chinese military helicopters conducting exercises featuring "long-range projection" and "ultra-low altitude ...