In an era of international relations where politics and policies seem to change by the hour, there are few truths that have proven self-evident for decades. But here's one: The sec......
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently stated in an interview that Chinese President Xi Jinping's preferred cross-strait scenario would be achieved through some form of unifi......
A $14 billion U.S. arms sale package to Taiwan has been suspended in the wake of President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing — a development that a......
When Donald Trump sat down with Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 15, neither government's official readout mentioned Taiwan's arms purchases. Trump himself, however, was considerably l......
The Trump-Xi summit held in Beijing from May 13 to 15 concluded without the major breakthroughs many had anticipated. President Donald Trump led a delegation of American business e......
The Trump administration has suspended a proposed $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan, one of the largest defense packages considered for the island, after the Pentagon and White House......
The Trump-Xi summit has shattered what remained of Taiwan's strategic comfort zone. What emerged from that meeting was not ambiguity but blunt clarity — and Taiwan's ruling party i......
Taipei officials acknowledge Trump's remarks and thank Washington for its concern over cross-strait stability; the Presidential Office says more details will be released as develop......
As President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) marks the second anniversary of his inauguration, he finds himself hemmed in on every side — by a transactional Washington, a closed-off Beijing, a ......
What Xi Actually Said to Trump — and Why It Matters More Than Taiwan's Response
After the Trump-Xi summit in China, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) issued a 1,500-character statement......
The most consequential moment of Donald Trump's China visit did not happen in the room with Xi Jinping. During the roughly 30 hours Trump spent in Beijing, the Chinese leader warne......
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) moved quickly to address public concern on Saturday evening (May 17), posting a detailed five-point statement on Facebook after U.S. President D......
While attending a state banquet in Beijing as part of President Trump's delegation, Elon Musk typed a few words in Chinese on a platform the Chinese government bans its own citizen......
The Trump-Xi summit has commanded the headlines, but a quieter and arguably more consequential confrontation has been unfolding in parallel. For the first time, Beijing has deploye......
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has firmly rejected Chinese President Xi Jinping's assertion that Taiwan independence is incompatible with peace in the Taiwan Strait, counteri......
As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet on Wednesday, May 14, Taiwan's national security establishment is pushing back against what officials describe as a dangerously distorted narrat......
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday morning for a high-profile summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping — the first such meet......
As President Donald Trump prepares to travel to Beijing for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he has confirmed at the White House that arms sales to Taiwan will be direct......
Security has been tightened around Tiananmen Square for days. A state banquet is planned, along with a visit to the Temple of Heaven. China, theBBC reports, is ready to put on a sh......
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on May 6, offering some of China's most pointed criticism of the US-Israel conflict with......
Taiwan's central government budget has been stalled for nearly 230 days. On April 24, a cross-party negotiation session at the Legislative Yuan produced a breakthrough framework in......
"China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also - And the World. This situation will never happen again.They have agreed not t......
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has ruled out any possibility of Chinese automakers entering the American market, singling out electric vehicle giant BYD Co. as unwelcome.......
Nearly 50 days into the Iran war, which began on February 28, neither of Washington's two core objectives — permanently ending Iran's nuclear ambitions and securing free passage th......
As Taiwan's legislature prepares for cross-party negotiations on Wednesday on a major defense procurement bill, Jason Hsu(許毓仁) — a former KMT lawmaker now at Washington's Hudson In......
Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) is scheduled to visit mainland China from April 7 to April 12. This marks the first time in a decade that a sitting KMT chair has made suc......
As the United States conducts military operations in the Middle East, a sharp disagreement has emerged within Washington's foreign policy establishment. Speculation over a potentia......
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that Washington is actively negotiating with Iran, a major diplomatic development that Tehran's government has also formally acknowledg......
U.S. President Donald Trump had been scheduled to travel to Beijing by late March for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but cancelled the trip dramatically on the eve of ......
Taiwan is unlikely to be used as a bargaining chip in any upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平). That assessment comes from Chang ......
For the past five years, the notion that the People's Liberation Army would invade Taiwan in 2027 had taken on the character of received wisdom in Washington's think tanks and poli......
The ongoing U.S.-Iran military conflict is narrowing Washington's leverage over Beijing while potentially strengthening Chinese President Xi Jinping's strategic confidence toward T......
As the Middle East conflict enters its third week, U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran continue to intensify. Global oil prices are swinging sharply, repeatedly testi......
