Taiwan's remaining Pacific Island allies have pledged support in the wake of Nauru cutting ties on Monday days after a presidential election, a move that whittled Taiwan's diplomatic footprint in the region to three countries.
Taiwan Cabinet submits customary post-election resignation
Taiwan's ministerial Cabinet submitted its customary post-election joint resignation on Thursday, but is widely expected to be asked by President Tsai Ing-wen to stay on in a caretaker role until May when the new president takes power.
A Peaceful Solution on Taiwan Is Slipping Away
Taiwan’s election showed that the island’s people want their freedom, leaving China few options aside from war to achieve the unification it desires.
Opinion: Taiwan keeps choosing democracy — and rejecting China
Three decades of public polling show the development of a distinct Taiwanese identity and shrinking support in the island for unification.
Taiwan’s New Leader Says He’ll Stick to Status Quo
Lai Ching-te’s resolve has taken on outsize significance since he emerged victorious from Taiwan’s unpredictable three-way presidential election.
Taiwan Reports First Major Post-Election Chinese Military Activity
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected on Wednesday evening 18 Chinese air force planes operating around Taiwan and carrying out "joint combat readiness patrols" with Chinese warships, the first large-scale post-election military activity.
Taiwan verdict reflects anti-China sentiment
While Taiwan has long been a thorn in the side of Washington-Beijing dynamics, now due to renewed contestation between the two powers, the island has newfound salience. In light of authoritarian China’s increasing assertiveness,
The Taipei puzzle
The US too despite having a One-China policy officially is seen in cahoots to buckle up all the administrations in Taipei under the pretext of securing the region. The US pumps in critical military hardware to the island-state,
Here’s How China Has Responded to Countries Congratulating Taiwan’s Election Winner
A s global congratulations have poured in for Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, after the Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate emerged victorious in pivotal elections ...
China hates the new president of Taiwan — but its ‘real nightmare scenario’ is a Trump-Taiwan combo: analyst
Trump's unpredictability, combined with a defiant DPP under Lai Ching-te, could spell trouble for Beijing, Rorry Daniels said.
Taiwan’s New President Won’t Placate China
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US Ally in Feud With China Makes Rare Gesture Backing Taiwan
China skewered Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Tuesday after he congratulated the victor in neighboring Taiwan's presidential election, which Beijing had warned was a choice between peace or war ...
Shunned by China, elected by Taiwan: What will Lai face in office?
Taiwan’s voters have spoken, picking Lai Ching-te for president and giving his pro-sovereignty Democratic Progressive Party an unprecedented win. But the DPP’s loss of parliament may curb any bold ...
China’s Taiwan approach ‘has been counterproductive,’ Blinken says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China's increasingly aggressive strategy towards Taiwan goes against its own interests. The comments come days after Taiwan's presidential election, the ...
Taiwan Learned You Can’t Fight Fake News by Making It Illegal
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Delayed U.S. Weapons Raise Taiwan’s Vulnerability to Invasion
Taiwan’s election of a president who rejects China’s demands for submission means Beijing is running out of near-term options to take control of the island without the use of military force.