Taiwan is getting a new intelligence chief. President Tsai Ing-wen appointed a British-educated senior diplomat. It’s part of a broader government reshuffle as the island faces growing military threats from China. Deputy foreign minister Tsai Ming-yen previously served as Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the European Union. He has a doctorate from King’s College London’s […]
Taiwan’s military detected four Chinese aircraft and three naval vessels near the island nation on Jan. 25, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, just two days after President Tsai Ing-wen wrote a letter to Pope Francis. The Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels were detected at around 6 a.m. (local time). Still, there was no trace of […]
Taiwan’s president told German lawmakers on Tuesday that her nation seeks to boost ties with Germany to counter “authoritarian expansionism,” alluding to the security threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Tsai Ing-wen called on democratic countries to jointly uphold regional stability in the face of authoritarian expansion, citing the CCP’s large-scale military drills […]
TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday after her strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China’s rising bellicosity failed to pay off and win public support. The elections for mayors, county chiefs, and local councilors are ostensibly about domestic issues such as the […]
Taiwan’s president has ruled out armed confrontation with China, saying that her government is willing to engage with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to reach a “mutually agreeable arrangement.” In her national address on Monday, President Tsai Ing-wen said it was “regrettable” that China had escalated its military intimidation, diplomatic pressure, and trade obstructions to […]
PENGHU, Taiwan—Taiwan’s president told the self-ruled island’s military units Tuesday to keep their cool in the face of daily warplane flights and warship maneuvers by the Chinese communist regime, saying that Taiwan will not allow Beijing to provoke a conflict. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has kept up military pressure on Taiwan in the weeks […]
Guatemala is one of 14 countries that still maintains formal relations with Taiwan. China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has sought to isolate it internationally. Bucaro’s visit comes amid heightened tensions between Taiwan and China.
TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has visited sailors in the island’s navy to thank them for their efforts amid days of war games and military drills by China, calling the pressure they had faced “indescribable”. The Chinese communist regime, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been staging such exercises this month to […]
The Chinese regime staged more military drills around Taiwan on Aug. 15, as a group of U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. The five-member U.S. congressional delegation, led by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), arrived in Taipei late on Aug. 14. Their unannounced two-day trip came on the heels of a similar visit by […]
