Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially tried to use Taiwan to gain leverage over Beijing. After taking a congratulatory call from then-Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen,

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has detected 10 Chinese aircraft and 7 naval vessels around the island as of 6 am (UTC+8) on Friday. Among them, 9 aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Taiwan has seen a “significant rise” in the number of individuals charged with suspicion of spying on behalf of China in recent years, according to new data released by the island’s security bureau, amid escalating intimidation by Beijing.

The invasion of Taiwan—an economic powerhouse where over 90 percent of the world’s superconductors are produced—would set off a global chain reaction, explains Professor of Chinese Studies Kerry Brown in Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History Of The Island That Will Dictate Our Future (St.

Is the Taiwanese semiconductor industry a security guarantee for the island or just another incentive for Beijing to claim it for its own?

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Taipei's top China affairs official warned that Taiwan's government "will not tolerate" Beijing's active engagement solely with opposition politicians while it refuses dialogue ...

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.

V jets, submarine projects, and a record-high defence budget—the missile strengthens Taiwan's position against coercion.

Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs said on Wednesday that undersea cables to the Matsu Islands, which lie close to the coast of China, were disconnected due to "natural deterioration" and back-up communications were activated.

T ens of tHOUSANDS of people converged on Liberty Square in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, earlier this month. Placards depicted Lai Ching-te, the president, as a horned devil, with the words: “Recall the dictatorial emperor Lai.” The protest is just one act in a political drama that has roiled the island country for weeks.

China's tourism ministry said on Friday that it has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan from Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future, with Taipei saying it welcomed the move. China and Taiwan have argued since the end of COVID-19 about when and how tourists from China could resume visiting the island,