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Taiwan leader wants greater defense fusion with Europe

TAIPEI – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called for greater defense and AI cooperation between Taiwan and Europe, as the democratic island seeks to bolster...

Lai warns China’s neighbors will be next if Taiwan falls

Taipei—Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te warned that countries in the region would be China’s next targets should Beijing seize the democratic island, as he insisted...

Taiwan’s Lai, Rubio vow to ‘never forget’ Tiananmen victims

TAIPEI—Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed Wednesday to preserve the memory of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown 36 years ago, echoing rhetoric by US Secretary of...

Lashed by political chaos, Lai marks 1st year in office

TAIPEI—Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te marked his first year in office on Tuesday as his government grapples with Chinese military pressure, US tariff threats and...

Taiwan plans to reinstate military judges for spy cases

TAIPEI – Taiwan plans to reinstate military judges to hear Chinese espionage cases involving Taiwanese service members, President Lai Ching-te said Thursday. The number of...

Taiwan firm investing $100b in the US

TAIPEI—Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC’s plan to invest $100 billion in the United States was a “historic moment” for Taiwan-US ties, President Lai Ching-te said...

Taiwan’s Lai says island must show ‘determination’

TAIPEI – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday the island must boost defense spending and “demonstrate its determination” to protect itself, in a...

Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would ‘damage democracy’

Taipei, Taiwan—Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water on Friday as President Lai Ching-te's party tried to block the passage of bills they...

Taiwan’s Lai ‘confident’ of deeper ties with Trump

KOROR, Palau – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Friday he was “confident” of deeper cooperation with the next Donald Trump administration, a day after...

Taiwanese leader says US-Taiwan tie-up ‘rock solid’

HAGATMA, Guam – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Thursday the island’s partnership with the United States was “rock solid”, during a visit to US...

China to US: ‘Stop sending wrong signals’

BEIJING — China on Thursday urged the United States to “stop sending wrong signals” over Taiwan, after the announcement that Republican US House Speaker...

Taiwan’s Lai kicks off Marshall Islands visit as China fumes

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te arrived in the Marshall Islands on Tuesday, after visiting the United States on the first stop of a Pacific tour...

Taiwan’s Lai talks ‘China threats’ with ex-US Speaker Pelosi

HONOLULU—Taiwan President Lai Ching-te discussed “China’s military threats” toward the island in a call with former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday, drawing...

Taiwan’s Lai feted with red-carpet treatment in Hawaii

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te was feted with red carpets, garlands of flowers and “alohas” as he kicked off his two-day stopover in Hawaii on...
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