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President Donald Trump hosted a state dinner for Xi Jinping at the White House on September 24. Xi's public toast cited Japanese "militarist aggressors"; his private criticism of Japan was reported later by Japanese media. (AP)

Xi Brings Japan 'Militarism' Charge To Trump's Table

Akio Yaita, executive director of the Indo-Pacific Strategy Think Tank. (File photo by Liu Wei-hung)

Taiwan Indicts Triad Member For Paid Attack On Akio Yaita Amid Surge In Chinese Transnational Repression

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) meets with President Trump in Washington on September 24, where Taiwan went unmentioned in either government's official summary of the talks. (Associated Press)

After Trump and Xi Meet Again, Taiwan Is Left to Manage Its Own Risk

The AI generated image circulating online that falsely showed Labor Minister Hong Shen-han holding up the Republic of China flag at the APEC meeting. (Screenshot from Threads)

Taiwan Officials Debunk Fake Photo Claiming Labor Minister Waved ROC Flag At APEC

Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister Shen Yu-chung says Taiwan will keep stabilizing the "autonomy of cross-strait relations" as Xi Jinping heads to Washington for a September 23 to 25 state visit. (Photo by Yang Teng-kai)

Taiwan Seeks Cross Strait Breakthrough Without Beijing's Preconditions

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council says it is studying new Chinese exit and entry rules that take effect September 15. Pictured are MAC Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (right) and Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh. (File photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

China's New Exit And Entry Rules Put Five Groups Of Taiwanese At Risk, Officials Warn

Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng says Beijing is treating Taiwanese people as Chinese nationals in an attempt to alter the status quo across the Taiwan Strait and manufacture a state of de facto unification. (Photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

From Military Threats to Legal Warfare: Inside Xi Jinping’s Four-Step Plan for Taiwan

Labor Minister Hung Sun-han, center, will travel to Nanjing on September 21 and 22 for the APEC Human Resources Development Ministerial Meeting, becoming the first cabinet-level official in the Lai Ching-te government to visit China. (Photo by Ko Cheng-hu

Exclusive | DPP Grows Nervous As Two State Theory Advocate Prepares To Visit China

Human rights lawyer Wang Xiahong arrives at a Taiwanese airport on September 2, seeking temporary protection for herself and her family. (Associated Press)

Human Rights Lawyer Wang Xiahong Seeks Refuge in Taiwan After Fleeing Beijing's Crackdown

A Taiwanese traveler was detained for six hours at Shanghai's airport after authorities flagged his past work with Amnesty International. (File photo)

China Grills Taiwanese Six Hours Over Amnesty International Job

Lee Cheuk-yan, former chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was convicted alongside the group and former vice chairwoman Chow Hang-tung of inciting subversion of state power. (Associated Press)

Beijing Watch | Hong Kong Convicts Alliance Leaders Over Their Call to End One Party Rule

A new Mainland Affairs Council poll found 81.2 percent of Taiwanese oppose "one country, two systems," while 83.9 percent said Taiwan's future should be decided by its own people. (Photo by Yang Teng-kai)

New Poll Finds Most Taiwanese Reject One Country Two Systems

Chen Pei-chi (陳佩琪), wife of former Taiwan People's Party chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), traveled to mainland China in July and August 2026 with her son. During the trip, she shared on Facebook that she used her 35 years of experience as a pediatrician to provi

A Doctor Helps a Child, and Taiwan Argues Over Her Politics

Mainland Affairs Council (陸委會) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) appeared before the Legislative Yuan on August 5, criticizing the Chinese Communist Party's new entry-exit regulations as vague and broadly worded, warning they could infringe on citizens' righ

China Unveils New Exit Law As Taiwan Warns It May Trap Travelers

Yasaita Akio speaks in an exclusive interview. (Photo by Zhang Yu-ping)

Red Dragnet|Punched for Speaking Out: Akio Yaita Says China Is Sowing Fear in Taiwan

Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Deputy Minister Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) presides over a routine press conference on July 9, noting that one Taiwan judge was interrogated during a trip to China and that 10 new cases of individuals going missing in China were

Taiwan Warns Officials After Judge Interrogated on China Trip

Taiwan industry sources reveal that tourism operators from Shanghai and Fujian submitted two separate applications to conduct scouting visits to Taiwan, both of which were rejected by the Mainland Affairs Council, leaving the deadlock over mainland Chines

Interview | Taiwan Blocks Chinese Tour Scouts Twice, and No One Is Surprised

Yashita Akio was punched by a Chinese national holding a Hong Kong passport, triggering a cross-strait political dispute. (Photo by Liu Weihong)

Taiwan Accuses Beijing of Cross-Border Repression After Attack on Media Commentator Yaita Akio

The Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). (Source: Weibo)

Beijing Watch | Why Taiwan Can't Quit China's Supply Chains, 16 Years On

Mainland Affairs Council (陸委會) Chairman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said the Chinese Communist Party's newly enacted Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress signals a shift in Beijing's approach toward Taiwan — from opposing independence to pursuing forced u

Xi Weaponizes Ethnic Law to Force Unification, Taiwan Warns

In response to the Chinese Communist Party's Law on Promoting National Ethnic Unity and Progress, which took effect July 1, the Mainland Affairs Council (陸委會) stated that the legislation is a 'unification law' disguised as ethnic solidarity, imposing comp

Taiwan Vows to Defy Beijing's New Forced-Unification Law

The China Dream, the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation (AP)

Beijing Watch | China's New Ethnic Unity Law Raises Alarm Over Cross-Strait Reach

Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister and Spokesperson Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑) shows little sympathy for farmers, and instead moves to investigate Taitung County Executive Jao Ching-ling (饒慶鈴) for promoting agricultural exports to the mainland. (CNA)

Taiwan's Farmers Are Paying the Price for Cross-Strait Political Theater

Taitung County Magistrate Jao Ching-ling promoted local agricultural products at the Strait Forum via a pre-recorded video. (CNA)

Sending a Video to a Cross-Strait Forum Is Not a Crime — So Why Is Taiwan Treating It Like One?

A self-organized tour group from Taiwan traveling in Gansu, China, was involved in a tourist cart overturn accident, resulting in one death and 12 injuries. (Illustrative photo by Fang Bing-chao)

Flung from a Tourist Cart: One Dead, Twelve Hurt as Sightseeing Vehicle Overturns in China's Gansu

Defense Minister Wellington Koo expressed both grief and contempt over retired commander Lu Li-shih's role as a CCP propaganda tool, calling his remarks deeply inappropriate. (Photo by Chen Pin-yu)

Taiwan Minister Slams Retired Commander Who Kowtowed to Beijing, Toured PLA Vessel and Cheered Enemy Forces

Li Dazhuang (李大壯), chairman of the China New Era Think Tank Foundation, told 風傳媒 in an exclusive interview that the Chinese Communist Party will not underwrite the Kuomintang's electoral fortunes. (File photo by Chang Chun-kai)

Exclusive | Beijing Holds All the Cards. The KMT Just Doesn't Know It Yet

On March 30, Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wen announced that she will lead a delegation to visit mainland China. (Photo by Yen Lin-yu)

First In A Decade: KMT Chair To Meet Xi Jinping During Visit to China

Iranian missiles directly hit a building in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Associated Press)

Taiwan's Inadequate Response to Iran Crisis Exposes Flawed Priorities

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德), Mainland Affairs Council Chairperson Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正), and Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Su Jia-chyuan (蘇嘉全) attend the SEF's Lunar New Year gathering for Taiwanese businesspeople on February 24. Lai referred to t

In Carefully Chosen Words, Lai Tests a Softer Tone Toward Beijing

The KMT-CCP Think Tank Forum was held in Beijing, where both sides reached 15 joint agreements including the restoration of normal cross-strait exchanges. (Image from Xinhua News Agency)

Taipei Rejects KMT-CCP Forum Consensus as "United Front" Tactics

Li Chen-hsiu (李貞秀), ranked 15th on the Taiwan People's Party's proportional representation list and a mainland spouse, faces controversy over her mainland Chinese nationality as she prepares to take office. (China Review News Agency)

Mainland-Born TPP Legislator’s Swearing-In Faces Uncertainty Over Nationality Law

With the Spring Festival travel season approaching, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council reminds citizens traveling to Hong Kong and Macau to be aware of potential risks to personal safety. (File photo / Hong Yu-hsun)

Taiwan Issues Travel Warning for Hong Kong, Macau: Delete 'Sensitive Content' From Devices Before Travel

Dongsha Island has only about 250 Taiwanese Coast Guard personnel, equipped with 120mm mortars, 40mm anti-aircraft guns and other weapons. (Screenshot from the Facebook page of the South China Sea Branch of Taiwan's Coast Guard)

Chinese Drone Intrudes Into Airspace Over South China Sea Island Controlled by Taiwan

Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun delivers a lecture Soochow University on December 22. (Photo / Liu Weihong)

KMT Chairwoman Says Taiwan not Subordinate to Beijing, Both Part of One China

Qian Li, a Mainland spouse who joined Asus in 2017 after moving to Taiwan in 2007 upon marriage, has had her dependent residence permit revoked by the Lai Ching-te administration, barring her from working in Taiwan. (Photo / Qian Li's Facebook)

Taiwan Revokes Chinese Worker's Residence Permit Over Pro-Unification Views

The Mainland Affairs Council responded to repatriating fraud suspects from mainland China. (Photo / Yang Teng-kai)

China Repatriates Ten Fraud Suspects to Taiwan