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Taiwan must rely on itself for defence and will likely keep raising spending and modernising the military given the threat it faces from China, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Friday in response to criticism from Donald Trump.

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Friday the island must rely on itself for defence, as China ramps up military pressure to force the democratic island to accept its sovereignty claims.

Donald Trump mentioned China just once in a national security context, saying that the country was now “circling Taiwan,” yet failing to say if his prospective administration would come to Taiwan’s aid in the event of a Chinese attack.

Taiwan Foreign Minister said on Friday the island must rely on itself for defence, as China ramps up military pressure to force the democratic island to accept its sovereignty claims.Lin Chia-lung ...

Former President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that Taiwan should share the cost of its defense with the United States is “likely serious,” according to Jefferies analysts. Trump's approach aligns with his business-like management style,

Former US President Donald Trump has said Taiwan should pay the US to protect it from China and accused the country of taking “all [its] chip business.” The comments from Trump were made in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek on July 16.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Prominent businessperson Rock Hsu ... The Mainland Affairs Council confirmed Thursday the business leader would take the top position at the SEF immediately, UDN reported. Cheng only served one month as SEF chair.

Wall Street's semiconductor index lost over $480 billion in stock market value on Wednesday and headed for its worst session since 2022 after a report said Washington was mulling tighter curbs on exports of advanced semiconductor technology to China.

A top national security adviser to Donald Trump has said that Taiwan needs to boost its defence spending significantly in the face of potential Chinese aggression.

One reason the Nasdaq is falling is because of former President Donald Trump's comments on Taiwan yesterday. The Republican nominee for November election said Taiwan should be paying the U.S. for protection and accused it of stealing America's semiconductor business.

China has halted nascent nuclear-arms-control talks with the United States, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, in a protest of Washington's arms sales to the democratically governed island of Taiwan,

Donald Trump took aim at Taiwan's chip-production dominance, saying the American ally should pay for U.S. defense, in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview published Tuesday. The comments sparked a selloff in shares of Taiwan's TSMC,

The traditional reasons for preventing a Chinese invasion of Taiwan include supporting democracy, which is if anything a negative in Trump’s mind (he admires dictators of all stripes, very much including the Chinese Communist Party). The most important reason is to avoid bloodshed, chaos, and disruption.

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Geopolitical risks weighed on Wall Street on Wednesday after U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sounded lukewarm about defending Taiwan, sending chipmakers' shares lower and helping propel gold prices to record highs.

Donald Trump has suggested he would be reluctant to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion because it is 9,500 miles away and “took our chip business”. When asked whether he would defend the island from China if he was re-elected, the Republican nominee said Taipei “should pay” the US for defence, likening the relationship to ...

By Tom Westbrook and Naomi Rovnick SINGAPORE, LONDON (Reuters) -Gold hit a record and bonds rallied on Wednesday, while chip stocks tumbled after U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump sounded lukewarm about his commitment to defending Taiwan.