Taiwan’s defence minister said on Monday he remained “cautiously optimistic” about US approval of an arms package for the island, even as a senior Pentagon official said Washington would put the sale on hold.
The reassurance by Wellington Koo Li-hsiung came after acting US Navy chief Hung Cao said W…
The era when the three joint communiques set the terms of US-China relations may have “completely come to an end”, a prominent Chinese analyst has warned.
Zhu Feng, dean of Nanjing University’s School of International Studies, also said that it might be “unrealistic” to expect Beijing and Washington…
Dr Evan Medeiros is the Penner family chair in Asia studies and the Cling family distinguished fellow in US-China studies at Georgetown University. He has served as the National Security Council’s director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, and later as special assistant to the president and senior dir…
The PLA Navy’s aircraft carrier base in Hainan could prove vital to the fleet’s survivability and crucial in countering US containment along the first island chain in wartime, according to a prominent mainland Chinese magazine.
Such a posture could also support efforts to impose a maritime blockade …
The Taiwanese author, who won this year’s International Booker Prize, says literature cannot be separated from politics
Taiwan’s security Chief said China had deployed more than 100 vessels in regional waters, heightening tensions across the Taiwan Strait
Taiwan's government said on Friday it had not received any information about U.S. arms sales delays
O chefe do Conselho de Segurança Nacional de Taiwan, Joseph Wu, afirmou neste sábado (23) que a China mobilizou mais de cem navios de guerra e da Guarda Costeira nas águas da região do mar Amarelo, do mar da China Meridional e do Pacífico.
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Thousands rally in Taipei backing higher defence spending after US pauses $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
Donald Trump’s blunt warning that he was not looking to have “somebody go independent” after his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has reignited debate in Taiwan over whether Washington is hardening its message on the island.
For many in Taipei, the US president’s remarks evoked memories of the …
Taiwan's stateless and undocumented population, numbering in the tens of thousands, has no access to basic rights, including healthcare, legal residency, and in some cases, education.
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Taiwan fears a US pause on a $14bn arms package could weaken its defences and shake confidence in Washington’s support.
Taiwan's government said on Friday it had not received any information about US arms sales delays.
Fresh uncertainty has emerged over future U.S. military assistance to Taiwan after American officials suggested some foreign arms transfers could face temporary delays
Taiwan muss vorerst auf US-Waffen im Wert von bis zu 14 Milliarden Dollar verzichten. Die Regierung in Washington setzte das geplante Geschäft aus. Offiziell wird dies mit dem Munitionsverbrauch im Iran-Krieg begründet.
U.S. President Donald Trump said following a summit with China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing last week that he was undecided on whether to approve it.
The U.S. is bound by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself. China has repeatedly called for the U.S. to stop arms sales
Beijing reaffirmed its opposition to arms sales to Taiwan after the acting secretary of the US Navy said Washington was pausing a US$14 billion weapons purchase by the self-governed island.
“China’s firm opposition to US arms sales to China’s Taiwan region is consistent, clear and unwavering,” forei…
Hung Cao’s comments are latest blow to Taipei after Donald Trump recently cast doubt over US’s enduring supportUS arms sales to Taiwan have been “paused” to ensure the US military has enough munitions for its Iran operations, according to Washington’s acting navy secretary, in the latest blow to Tai…
Dr Evan Medeiros is the Penner family chair in Asia studies and the Cling family distinguished fellow in US-China studies at Georgetown University. He has served as the National Security Council’s director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, and later as special assistant to the president and senior dir…
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao's remarks come as US President Donald Trump gives mixed signals on the sale.
Analysts say the remarks are less a sign of closer US-Taiwan ties than another example of Trump’s unpredictability.
The chipmaker is deepening partnerships with Taiwanese firms on advanced packaging to support its Helios rack-scale AI platform
During Trump's visit last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Trump directly that Taiwan would be a “very dangerous situation” if not handled correctly.
After wrapping up his trip to Beijing, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested arms sales to Taiwan could be used as a bargaining chip with China
Beijing has reiterated its firm opposition to any official interactions between Washington and Taiwan, following Donald Trump’s remarks that he would be open to speaking with the person “running” the island, William Lai Ching-te.
“China’s opposition to official US exchanges with China’s Taiwan regio…
A cable linking Matsu Island to Taiwan was severed – again. And again, Chinese vessels were operating in the area.
President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan said he would be happy to speak with President Trump, a move that would defy U.S. diplomatic protocol and infuriate China.
US and Taiwan leaders have not spoken since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979.
Although Donald Trump's recent statements about Taiwan seemed like a gift to Chinese President Xi Jinping, such rhetoric no longer tells us as much as it once did. The durability of US-Taiwan relations now rests less on individual leaders than on institutional ties and economic integration, and both…
The US president said that he speaks to everybody
In the wake of the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, the China-US relationship is, in one critical respect, more dangerous than at any time since Tiananmen Square. The reason is not trade friction, tariffs, Taiwan or geopolitical competition – significant as …
Proposed direct contact between the U.S. and Taiwanese president overturns decades of diplomatic practice governing ties between the two countries.
Will Trump kill $14bn Taiwan arms deal?
TAIPEI — There's a postmortem playing out here after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Trump to be careful on Taiwan, and Trump responded with ambivalence about U.S. arms sales and the island's chances in any conflict.Why it matters: Some Trump advisers left the summit thinking a Chinese…
Lai Ching-te said Taiwan intends to continue purchasing weapons from the United States, adding that he would convey the island’s defence priorities to Donald Trump amid rising regional security concerns
When South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on Tuesday, they had energy security atop the agenda – and something harder to name top of mind.
It was their fourth meeting in six months, a pace of leaders’ encounters that analysts say reveals much about the …
Beijing has accused Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te of “destroying cross-strait peace” shortly after he gave a speech to mark his second anniversary in power in the wake of Donald Trump’s remarks on Taiwan independence.
The State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) said on Tuesday that Lai’s…
President Lai says Taiwan's future is up to its people as the island faces Chinese and US headwinds.
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, at a time of rising tensions over Iran, sanctions, tariffs and Taiwan, shows how far the Hormuz crisis has travelled beyond the battlefield.
What began as a regional war is now touching energy markets, currency politics and the balance of influence betwe…
Trump’s summit with Xi deferred the real Taiwan test: whether U.S. arms sales to Taipei will preserve credible support under strategic ambiguity, and how far Beijing will go to enforce its red line.
The novel is the first work translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
From May 14 to 15, U.S. President Donald Trump held a summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In addition to pageantry, the summit featured discussions about Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan, and bilateral trade. Both Washington and Beijing emphasized a relationship based on “construc…
Lawmakers from the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) launched impeachment proceedings after President Lai Ching-te and his premier refused to sign off on a revenue-sharing bill passed by Parliament.
The Philippines is likely to be involved in any conflict over Taiwan because of its proximity and the nearly 200,000 Filipinos working there, President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr told Japanese media on Monday, ahead of a state visit to Japan next week.
He said Manila did not want to be involved in any war…
Tokyo fears being sidelined again as Washington and Beijing recalibrate their relationship. Call it the “Trump Shock.”
The special budget passed by the Legislative Yuan ends all new domestic defense drone procurement at a critical moment in the industry's development.
President’s remarks about Taiwan arms deals being a ‘negotiating chip’ with Beijing have been seized on by Chinese state mediaIt has been an unsettling few days for Taiwan’s government. When Donald Trump met Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, many feared the unpredictable US leader could upend Washi…
Tokio financia a la empresa emergente Rapidus para competir contra el gigante taiwanés TSMC
Donald Trump’s comment that he is “not looking to have somebody go independent” has sparked debate in Taiwan over whether it undermines the ruling party’s pro-independence platform.
Trump made the remark after last week’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, where Taiwan emerged as one …
President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.
Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi said the government was seeking confirmation from the United States about whether Mr. Trump wanted to speak to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te
Beijing has strongly criticised Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te for paying tribute to a figure from Japan’s colonial era in Taiwan.
In a commentary published on Sunday, Communist Party mouthpiece the People’s Daily accused Lai, from Taiwan’s independence-leaning ruling Democratic Progressive P…
Wu Yongping is one of mainland China’s leading specialists on Taiwan affairs and dean of the Institute for Taiwan Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Here, he shares his views on signals from the Xi-Trump summit, and discusses peaceful reunification between the mainland and Taiwan and how it …
El viaje de Trump a China no ha alterado formalmente ni una coma la política oficial de la Casa Blanca sobre la isla Leer
Mr. Lai’s comments were his first direct response to the summit last week in Beijing between U.S. President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that raised concerns in democratically governed Taiwan about U.S. backing for the island
The People’s Liberation Army has accused Japan of taking a “dangerous gamble” with its plan to deploy satellite-aided drones to its southwestern islands near Taiwan.
In a commentary on Sunday, the PLA Daily, the mouthpiece of the Chinese military, said that while Tokyo maintained that it was buildin…
Jamieson Greer said President Donald Trump is "considering" how to approach a deal.
The arms supply appeal follows President Donald Trump’s comments Friday that he’s delaying approval of a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
Lai says Taiwan will not provoke conflict with China, but will not forsake its dignity or democratic values.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan might constitute a threat to Japan's survival. It was not a war pledge. But a Japanese commitment regarding Taiwan should be welcomed by Washington.
A simulation of a blockade of the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea and the recent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz underscored that diversifying energy supply routes, maritime logistics, and data systems is no longer optional for Korea—it is a strategic necessity.
Some close advisers to President Trump fear the biggest substantive result of the China summit is heightened danger that Chinese President Xi Jinping will invade Taiwan in the next five years, potentially choking off the chips used to power AI to U.S. companies.What they're saying: Trump loved the p…
Wu Yongping is one of the Chinese mainland’s leading specialists on Taiwan affairs and dean of the Institute for Taiwan Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Here he shares his views on signals from the Xi-Trump summit, and discusses peaceful reunification between the mainland and Taiwan and ho…
Taiwan says it will maintain 'status quo' and deepen ties with the US after Trump meets with China's Xi Jinping.
Taiwan stressed that it is a “sovereign and independent” nation
Beijing’s assessment of whether US President Donald Trump can “properly handle” the Taiwan issue and US-China relations will largely come down to arms sales to the island, analysts said.
Following the summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Trump said on Friday that he discussed arms sales t…
Fühlt sich US-Präsident Trump Taiwan noch verpflichtet? Äußerungen nach seiner China-Reise lösten Zweifel aus. Die politische Führung Taiwans erinnerte nun an ein Gesetz von 1979 und pocht auf US-Waffenlieferungen.
Under U.S. law, the United States is required to provide weapons to Taiwan for its defence, but it has been ambiguous on whether U.S. forces would come to the island’s aid
Taiwan depends heavily on U.S. security backing to deter China from carrying out its threat to annex the island by force
Taiwan will send its top trade negotiator to next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) ministerial meeting in mainland China – a rare occurrence since the two sides cut off official communication in 2016.
Analysts said the move suggested both sides were still trying to preserve a workable…
Trump warned against Taiwanese self-determination following his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Shortly after publication, a slew of fake ICIJ reporters approached journalists, Taiwanese officials, and human rights advocates seeking sensitive data. With Citizen Lab, we investigated.
The president said a potential arms deal for Taiwan was a “very good negotiating chip” in talks with Beijing. His words raise questions about the steadfastness of U.S. support.
President Trump said Friday he's unsure whether he would greenlight a planned $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan after discussing arms sales in "great detail" with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Why it matters: The trip began with a warning from Xi about the potential for "conflicts" over Taiwan, …
The US president says he wants the authorities in China and Taiwan "to cool down"
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Xi described Trump’s v…
Taiwan has emerged as the first test of Beijing and Washington’s new “strategic stability” formula, according to analysts.
In the aftermath of the high-profile summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing, subtle differences have emerged in how the two sides h…
Taiwan wartete auf die Zusage einer wichtigen Waffenlieferung durch die USA. Doch US-Präsident Trump behält sich eine Entscheidung offen - er sieht darin ein Druckmittel gegenüber China.
There was no "grand bargain" on Taiwan, but Taipei is still waiting for Trump to approve the latest arms package.
Donald Trump does not commit to arms sale during China visit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the Taiwan issue was the most important question and biggest risk to China-U.S. relations; both leaders have said they want to inject stability into the relationship
O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmou a bordo do Air Force One que ainda não decidiu se vai aprovar o novo pacote de vendas de armamentos para Taiwan.
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"Maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is the 'greatest common denominator' for both sides," Wang Yi said
The United States will not fight a war over Taiwan, President Donald Trump has declared, while revealing that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping “talked a lot” about the island during his state visit to Beijing.
However, Trump stopped short of approving arms sales to the island, leaving open the futur…
The president’s comments mean a $14 billion deal, which Congress approved back in January, now hangs in the balance.
The Chinese president warned of possible conflict if the issue of Taiwan is ‘handled poorly’.
The engagement between the president and the Chinese leader may have tested a decades-old U.S. assurance to Taiwan not to consult Beijing on the topic.
US touted trade deals; China said it warned Washington over Taiwan. Neither side confirmed the other's claims.
US President Donald Trump said he discussed US arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Trump tells reporters he is still deciding fate of new Taiwan weapons package, says not "asking for any favors" on Iran.