Tag: taiwan
As Trump Met Xi in Beijing, Japan Was Watching Closely
News analysis by Kung Hsiang-sheng The May 14–15 summit in Beijing between U.S. President Donald Trump...
Over 8,000 Rally in Taipei to Demand Taiwan Strengthen Its Defense Budget
Taiwan's civic groups delivered a pointed message to their legislators on Saturday: peace is not achieved...
Taiwan Celebrates 30 Years of First Direct Presidential Elections With Star-Studded Lineup
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Taiwan’s first direct presidential election and the Taiwanese...
How Beijing’s Character Simplification Campaign Severed China from Its Own Civilization
Look carefully at two versions of the same character. The first is 愛, the traditional form of the Chinese...
Why Xi Keeps Invoking the ‘Thucydides Trap’ With Trump
When Xi Jinping opened his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14, 2026, his first...
Taiwan April Export Orders Jump 48.1% on AI Boom, Hit Record High
According to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, benefiting from strong AI demand, Taiwan’s export...
European Parliament Opposes Forceful Change to Taiwan Strait Status Quo, Supports Taiwan’s International
On May 20, the European Parliament plenary session passed a “Recommendation on the 81st Session of the...
Taiwan Actress Lin Chi-ling’s Agency Appointment Sparks Controversy
Taiwan’s Cultural Content and Creative Industries Agency (TAICCA) recently announced its new board member...
Trump-Xi Meeting Spurs Debate Over US-Taiwan Policy Shift
The China Mainland Research Center at the College of Social Sciences at National Taiwan University held...
Trump Accuses Beijing of Arming Iran After Seized Tanker Found Carrying Missile Components
President Donald Trump publicly contradicted Chinese leader Xi Jinping in an April 21, 2026 CNBC interview...
Lai Ching-te Defends ROC Status Quo, Says No ‘Taiwan Independence’ Issue
In the aftermath of the Trump–Xi meeting last week, Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te addressed the public...
Communist China Expanding ‘Extraterritorial Legal Warfare’ Against Taiwan: Report
The China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI) released a report on May 13 warning that companies around...