Over the past decade, Taiwan has lost its diplomatic partners at an alarming rate – 11 countries have switched recognition to the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), leaving Taipei with 12 partners.

China’s armed forces are more ready than ever to surround the self-ruled island of Taiwan, cut it off from the world and try to squeeze it into submission. PREMIUM China Is Ready to Blockade Taiwan.

Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, may be betting that China’s appetite for retaliation will be limited by Beijing’s interest in containing tensions with the Trump administration.

But Taiwan continues to hold more than 80% of its foreign exchange reserves in U.S. Treasury bonds, he added. "At present more than 80% is ideal, and we will assess whether to increase it," Yang said.

US Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi on Monday said he plans to soon reintroduce a bill to support international development projects in countries with official or strong unofficial relations with ...

The guided-missile destroyer the USS Milius conducts a Taiwan Strait transit operation in April 2023. U.S. Navy via Reuters The PRC threatened Taiwan and its partners with live-fire military drills.

I came to Taiwan to pursue my degree thinking that Taiwanese are “friendly,” but I was welcomed by Taiwanese classmates laughing at my friend’s name, Maria (瑪莉亞). At the time, I could not understand ...

When it comes to Taiwan, comments from the Trump administration about the island nation increasing its defense budget to up to 10 percent of its annual gross domestic product have been making ...

Taiwan has ordered three mainland Chinese women – all married to Taiwanese men – to leave the island for advocating cross-strait unification by force, sparking criticism that the move was a ...

When asked to comment on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Chairman and CEO C.C. Wei’s announcement of increased investment in the US, followed by the US’ additional request to ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan is to be included in the first batch of trading partners to hold talks with Washington, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, as his economy minister said the island could ...