On Saturday, voters in Taiwan will elect a new president and legislature. With an increasingly belligerent China 100 miles away across the Taiwan Strait, the election could have significant implications for relations between Beijing and Taipei, as well as U.S. foreign policy in East Asia.
Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force
Beijing's threat to use force to claim the self-governed island of Taiwan isn't just about missiles and warships.
Taiwan prepares for cyber D-Day in China invasion scenarios
Millions of people offline, banks knocked out and the world's most advanced semiconductor industry paralysed -- Taiwan's doomsday scenario includes not just invading Chinese troops but also a wave of ...
A non-traditional candidate resonates with Taiwan’s youth ahead of Saturday’s presidential election
A nonconformist candidate is resonating with Taiwan's youth ahead of Saturday's presidential election, with young and first-time voters apparently more concerned with the dearth of good jobs and affor
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, says China has launched a missile
Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that China has described as a choice between war and peace.
The US plans an unofficial delegation to Taiwan to meet its new leader amid tensions with China
The Biden administration says it will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed island holds an election for a new president this weekend.
‘Taiwan independence’ and peace across Taiwan Strait cannot coexist: mainland spokesperson
"Taiwan independence" and peace across the Taiwan Strait cannot coexist, as the former is also incompatible with the interests and welfare of Taiwan compatriots, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said o
Focus Taiwan, TaiwanPlus to provide live English updates on Jan. 13 elections
Taipei, Jan. 10 (CNA) Taiwan's English media Focus Taiwan and TaiwanPlus announced Wednesday that both outlets will provide live English coverage of the country's presidential and legislative election
With Taiwan vote, US believes tensions won’t go past simmer
Taiwan's election had long loomed for US policymakers who feared a showdown with China.A Biden administration official warned China not to be a "provocateur," but called Beijing's actions ahead of the election "consistent with what we have seen in the past" during Taiwan's elections.
Taiwan’s De Facto Ambassador to US Meets US House Speaker
Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States met on Tuesday with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, Taiwan's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties with the island,
Love and longing across the Taiwan Strait: The view from China
Beijing has made its position clear on Taiwan, but what do the country's citizens want?
China satellite launch prompts Taiwan attack alert ahead of pivotal vote
Taiwan's government issued an air raid alert on Tuesday, saying a Chinese rocket carrying a satellite had flown over its southern airspace, which Taiwan's foreign minister described as part of a pattern of harassment days before a pivotal election.
Taiwan election: China says island faces choice between ‘war and peace’ so who could win and what’s at stake?
Who are Taiwan’s presidential candidates and what is at stake as island heads to polls? - Elections could be a turning point in Taiwan’s relationship with China and US, depending on which party comes ...
Taiwan Election 2024: Who’s Contesting, What’s at Stake, And Who’s Watching?
In a year dominated by elections around the world, one of the most closely watched will be the Taiwan election on Saturday, 13 January, at a time where the results of polls in the island nation will ...
Taiwan’s pivotal vote: China casts shadow over island’s election
Lai Ching-te, 64, is Taiwan’s incumbent vice-president. Within the ruling Democratic Progressive party, he is associated with a wing that advocates formalising the country’s independence, and he has ...
FirstFT: Joe Biden to dispatch delegation to Taipei after Taiwan’s election
Good morning — we start with an exclusive story today. President Joe Biden plans to send a high-level delegation of former officials to Taipei after the election in Taiwan on Saturday, in a move that ...