Lai Ching-te

In 1949, after losing the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) relocated the ROC government and roughly two million refugees to Taiwan

At the reception to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech

Zhang Han, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks at a media conference in response to a question about recent discussions on the "two systems" solution to the Taiwan question

The $14 billion package for Taiwan has been awaiting Trump's approval for months

Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, was responding to a question about a Taiwan scholar who had published three consecutive articles on social media discussing the proposed framework

Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to a question about the island's defense budget of more than NT$1 trillion (about $31 billion) for 2027, which Taiwan authorities led by Lai Ching-te said was aimed at strengthening its defense capabilities and demonstrating its resolve to defend itself

China is urging its citizens to evacuate Eswatini and warning others not to visit the tiny African kingdom over what it said were safety concerns and scamming risks in Taiwan’s last remaining diplomatic partner on the continent

Taiwan's external affairs department later voiced its protest on Aug 18

The statistics bureau raised its growth forecast for more than 11% for the year

The statistics bureau raised its growth forecast for more than 11% for the year

A spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense has denounced the Democratic Progressive Party authorities for creating war panic on Taiwan and undermining peace and safety on the island

In Taipei on Thursday, the streets swiftly emptied into shelters as air raid sirens rang out and alerts pinged on mobile phones

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te oversaw coastal strike drills on Saturday as part of the island’s annual Han Kuang military exercises, boarding a fast attack missile boat and observing the deployment of drones during simulated operations against a potential Chinese assault

President Lai Ching-te participated in wartime contingency exercises, while troops practiced defending strategic locations such as the Danjiang Bridge

Escorted by police, the woman was among five people arrested during raids on two bookstores last week, suspected of displaying and selling publications with “seditious” content, a national security crime that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years

That has alarmed Taiwan, because it could give Beijing another legal basis to try and ​prosecute or arrest Taiwanese it views as separatists

Lam, who eventually moved his Causeway Bay Books to Taiwan, was one of five booksellers who disappeared in 2015 and resurfaced across border

The United States, Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, has strongly backed the government's military modernization plan and increased defense spending

The flurry of maritime maneuvers followed a visit to Beijing by US President Donald Trump that was full of bonhomie, but which Chinese leader Xi Jinping also used to make one thing very clear: the biggest issue that could derail US-China relations was Taiwan

European powers issue rare warning over Chinese threat to Taiwan

Recent changes to cross-Strait policies because of the separatist stance of the Democratic Progressive Party authorities on Taiwan island have invited criticism both within the island and among international observers

Taiwan announces $6.7 bln plan for military drones

Yui made the remarks in an interview with Politico that was published on Saturday as President Donald Trump weighs approving a proposed $14 billion arms package for Taiwan and has left open the possibility of speaking with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te

With President Donald Trump eyeing a $14 billion weapons sale to Taiwan as a “negotiating chip” with China, Alexander Tah-ray Yui is on the front lines of the effort to ensure the administration doesn’t buckle to Beijing

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Taiwan is a crucial chipmaker, but its ties with China are a constant source of risk

Lieutenant Colonel Kuo Chun-nan and Lieutenant Colonel Lu Chi-yu were killed when aircraft went down at Gangshan Air Base

Disregarding the Czech government's position and mainstream public opinion, Vystrcil has insisted on once again visiting Taiwan for personal political gain

China views democratically governed ‌Taiwan as its own territory and Lai as a "separatist." He rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims and says only the island's people can decide their future

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter involves visa privacy

Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks at a press conference when responding to a relevant media query

The pause of a $14 billion arms package raises concerns about U.S. support for Taipei

The Taipei protest was organised by ​several human rights and pro-independence groups, who waved flags and shouted slogans in support of defence spending

In a statement issued after Lai's speech, the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party accused him of ignoring growing security risks facing the island and continuing to provoke confrontation across the Taiwan Strait through a secessionist ideology

Donald Trump claims about Taiwan suddenly unravel as Taipei publicly contradicts his statements — sparking global headlines and renewed questions about U.S. credibility ahead of heightened cross-strait tensions

US and Taiwanese leaders have not spoken directly since 1979 when Washington severed formal ties with Taiwan to recognize the Beijing government

US and Taiwanese presidents have not spoken directly since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition to Beijing from ​Taipei in 1979

Lai's May 20 speech sparks broad condemnation; claims rife with lies and deception, proving himself a saboteur of cross-Straits peace: spokespersons

China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up its military and political pressure and has rebuffed repeated calls for talks from President Lai Ching-te, labeling him a "separatist"

Things had been going relatively smoothly for Taiwan until Donald Trump boarded Air Force One for Washington on Friday, May 15, wrapping up a two-day visit he described as "historic," even though it resulted in neither a joint statement nor any concrete agreement between the world's two leading powers

The impeachment motion against Lai was initiated by the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP)

President Trump returned from his high-stakes China trip, but uncertainty remains over a potential $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan

The de facto independent nation of 23 million people has spent decades living under threat from the Chinese Communist Party, which claims Taiwan as its territory despite never having ruled it for even a day

Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks after Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te addressed the Copenhagen Democracy Summit via video link

Beijing lashed out at Paraguay on Monday after President Santiago Pena wrapped up a four-day visit to Taiwan, branding Paraguayan leaders as willing “chess pieces” for independence forces on the self-ruled island that China claims as its own territory

China urges the US to refrain from sending wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces: Taiwan Affairs Office responds to US dissatisfaction with Taiwan’s arms procurement budget

Zhang Han, a spokeswoman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks at a regular news conference in response to comments Lai delivered via video message at a "democracy summit" held in Copenhagen on Tuesday

U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan will be high on the agenda for U.S. President Donald Trump's looming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a longstanding friction point in relations between two of the world's biggest superpowers that could throw the self-governing island's defense plans into disarray

As Washington pressures Taiwan to spend big on defenses against a potential Chinese attack, one of the island’s most outspoken politicians is arguing the opposite approach: less confrontation and more dialogue

On Friday, Taiwan’s legislature finally approved $25 billion in special funds to buy missiles and other weapons from the United States, ending the deadlock ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart

Paraguay is one of only 12 countries with formal Taiwan ties

Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks after Paraguay's president made a provocative visit to China's Taiwan region

Lin Jian, a spokesman for the ministry, made the remarks when asked to comment on Lai's travel to Eswatini on Saturday on the private jet of the King of Eswatini

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in Eswatini on Saturday for a diplomatic visit neither government had announced beforehand after having been blocked from making the trip last month, sparking anger from Beijing