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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is defying China by traveling to the U.S. and entering into a $385 million arms deal.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s brief stop in Hawaii may have appeared understated – no formal US reception, no grand speeches – but its implications extend far beyond floral wreaths and banquets. On his way to the Marshall Islands,

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would turn on seizing a major port facility. Taiwan has the tactics and weapons to make that a lot harder.

War has no winners and peace is priceless, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday in Hawaii after visiting a memorial to the attack on Pearl Harbor on a trip to the United States that has angered Beijing.

By Angie Teo, Ann Wang and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) -Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te began a two-day U.S. stopover in Hawaii on Saturday as part of a Pacific tour after declaring his democratically governed island a key force for promoting global peace and stability.

An interagency group set up in the wake of the Ukraine invasion has been reporting back to Beijing with lessons it can use in case of war and Western penalties.

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has arrived in Hawaii for a two-day transit in the U.S. as part of a trip to the South Pacific ...

Seattle University Political Science Associate Professor Patrick Schoettmer believes Taiwan “probably should be worried” regarding US President-elect Donald Trump’s comments around the nation. Recent comments from the US President-elect have raised serious questions over his support for the Island.

Taiwan is a key force for promoting global peace and stability, President Lai Ching-te said as he left for Hawaii on Saturday as part of a Pacific tour, thanking the United States for allowing him to stop over.

Deal includes spare parts for fighter jets and radar systems as President Lai heads to Pacific, with stops in US.

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that 18 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels and one official ship was detected operating around the island until 6 am (local time) on Saturday.

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $385 million, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a ...

CNN’s Will Ripley reports on how Taiwan is bracing for a second Trump presidency and the uncertainty it could bring to its future.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China urged the United States on Friday to exercise the "utmost caution" on relations with democratically governed Taiwan, ahead of a sensitive trip its President Lai Ching-te ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Hawaii and the US territory of Guam during an upcoming trip to the Pacific, prompting condemnations from China, which could respond by staging a fresh round of ...

China has previously responded aggressively to U.S. transit stops by Taiwanese leaders. In April 2023, Beijing conducted three days of military exercises around Taiwan after Lai's predecessor, former President Tsai Ing-wen of the DPP, met then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a U.S. stopover en route to Central America.