Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has vowed to defend the island’s freedom while pursuing peace and dialogue with Beijing, urging Indo-Pacific democracies to cooperate as Taiwan strengthens its defence
Taiwan’s Lai says the island will not give up its freedom in National Day speech
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te says the island welcomes dialogue between China and the U.S. to manage competition but emphasized the need for Indo-Pacific democracies to help preserve regional peace ...
Taiwan won’t give up freedom, Lai says; Beijing slams ‘ulterior motives’
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan cherishes peace but will not give up its freedom, and there must be respect for the right of Taiwan's people to exist, President Lai ...
Taiwan’s Lai calls on Indo-Pacific democracies to help maintain peace in National Day speech
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te says the island welcomes dialogue between China and the U.S. to manage competition but emphasized the need for Indo-Pacific democracies to help preserve regional peace ...
Taiwan cherishes peace but will not give up freedom, president says
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan cherishes peace but will not give up its freedom, and there must be respect for the right of Taiwan's people to exist, President Lai ...
US Says Chinese Actions off Taiwan Are ‘Deeply Destabilising’
TAIPEI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - China's maritime actions off Taiwan's east coast are "deeply destabilising" and only worsen tension, the US State Department said, after Reuters reported the first known ...
China’s next ‘gray zone’ target: An island chain critical to US defense of Taiwan
Chinese academics and media have laid the groundwork for Beijing to claim the Batanes Islands, where U.S. troops frequently train.
Who Am I In Chinese? Review of R.F. Kuang’s ‘Taipei Story’
In Rebecca F. Kuang's new novel, Chinese American Lily Cheng goes to Taipei on a coming-of-age journey hoping to reconnect with her culture .
Deterrence on Best Efforts: When Taiwan’s Arms Come Without a Guaranteed Delivery Date
Taiwan’s arms contracts treat delivery dates as estimates, and Congress should require Washington to account for the major slips. At a defense forum in Taipei in September, Anduril founder Palme ...
Paraguay’s Taiwan alliance meets China’s economic pull
Taiwan’s last South American ally is holding firm, even as pressure mounts to trade loyalty for access to China’s market.
Taiwan president to say boosting its defences is not ‘provocation’
TAIPEI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will say in his national day speech that boosting defences and spending more on the military is not a "provocation" but a reflection of the Taiw ...
Eswatini king pledges to strengthen enduring friendship with Taiwan
By Yi-Chin Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Eswatini's king pledged on Friday to strengthen his country's "enduring friendship" with Taiwan, during a return visit to Taipei after ...
US accepts Taiwan’s preliminary request for up to 20 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to counter Chinese submarines.
The MH-60R Seahawk would allow Taiwan to detect, track, and attack Chinese submarines farther from its warships using dipping sonar, sonobuoys, and torpedoes, helping protect naval vessels, ports, and ...
Taiwan indicts 10 for smuggling US military-grade chips to China
Taiwanese prosecutors indicted 10 company heads over Texas Instruments and Analog Devices chips allegedly resold to China.
US East Asian envoy says investors are overpricing Taiwan conflict risk
Investors are overestimating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, a U.S. diplomat says, playing up deterrence to keep Beijing from taking the island.
Giant Taiwan Flag Flies From Helicopter for National Day, Defying Beijing
TAIPEI, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Largely banned from display internationally due to Beijing's objections, a giant Taiwan flag suspended under a US-made Chinook helicopter and flown over Taipei is one of ...