President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan said on social media on Sunday, a few days after President Trump’s summit with President Xi Jinping of China, that his island democracy would neither give up its sovereignty nor provoke conflict.
Power issue for Beitou-Shilin park hitting snarls
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Taiwan’s president defends U.S. arms purchases that Trump called bargaining chip
Taiwan’s president says arms purchases from the United States are crucial for regional stability, after President Trump questioned continued support for the island following his visit to China.
Taiwan’s president says island ‘will never be sacrificed or traded’ in stern rebuke of China
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vows Taiwan will never be sacrificed or traded, rebuking China and thanking Trump for security cooperation.
Taiwan’s president defends US arms purchases that Trump called ‘bargaining chip’
Taiwan’s president says arms purchases from the United States are crucial for regional stability, after President Donald Trump questioned continued U.S. support for Taiwan following his visit to China ...
Taiwan representative to U.S. says “we want peace and stability,” but “we’re not the ones creating all this trouble” with China
Taiwan's representative to the U.S. Alexander Yui said on Sunday that "we want peace and stability" as Taiwan became among the most closely-watched issues in last week's summit.
Transcript: Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative to the U.S., on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 17, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Ambassador Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the U.S., that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 17, 2026.
Taiwan gently pushes back on Trump’s warnings after China summit
Trump raised doubts about arms sales to Taiwan and whether the U.S. would defend the island, rattling a sensitive relationship amid threats from Beijing.
Taiwan not to give up ‘free way of life under pressure’: President
Taiwan’s president says the island will not be pressured into giving up its democracy and sovereignty, days after the self-governing territory was one of the main points of discussion between China ...
Taiwan will not be ‘sacrificed or traded’, its president warns following US-China summit
Lai Ching-te makes comments in response to meeting in Beijing between Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping ...
Taiwan will never be ‘traded away’, says Lai Ching-te amid US-China arms row
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te urged continued US arms sales, insisting Taiwan would never be “traded away” amid rising tensions between Washington and Beijing over the island.
‘Taiwan independence’ means we don’t belong to Beijing, president says
The expression "Taiwan independence" means the island neither belongs to nor is subordinate to Beijing and that only the Taiwanese people can decide their future, President Lai Chingte said on Sunday.
Taiwan asserts its independence following Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing
The Taiwanese government responds after US President Donald Trump's trip to China and his call for the two countries to "cool down".
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