President Tsai Ing-wen has made bolstering and modernizing defences a priority, to make the island into a "porcupine" that is hard to attack.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks to the media in Taipei, Taiwan on Aug. 12, 2020.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that the island doesn't seek military confrontation, but would “do whatever it takes to defend itself.” Beijing also warned that Taiwan is the most sensitive issue in its relations with Washington.

While House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is preparing to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, that meeting now may take place in the United States rather than in Taipei to keep from provoking China.

At the press conference, Raphael Glucksmann, a French member of the European Parliament, told Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, “Europe is standing with you.”

“I hope that freedom & democracy can continue to blossom in both our countries,” said Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen in one tweet.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honor, from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (R) at the president's office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3, 2022

Amid the Ukraine invasion, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen ordered its military forces to strengthen their combat readiness during a high-level national security meeting on Feb. 24.

In response to the National Security Act crisis in Hong Kong, the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen, announced last Wednesday that the Taiwan Executive Yuan will form an ad hoc group.

He will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, business leaders, and university representatives in the semiconductor industry, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

“It hopes for a peaceful, stable, predictable, and mutually beneficial coexistence with its neighbors,” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the annual Yushan Forum in Taipei, amid a rise in tensions with China that has sparked alarm around the

Taiwan needed a platform to highlight to the world the island’s “aspirations to contribute to the international community,” Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in a recorded message for the opening ceremony at a Taipei museum.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, since taking office in 2016, has emphasized the importance of the island adopting an asymmetric defense strategy.

TAIPEI—Taiwan's people will never forget China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square 32 years ago and will stick with their faith in democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday.

Then-President Tsai Ing-wen became the first Taiwanese president in 40 years to acknowledge that U.S. troops were deployed in Taiwan in 2021.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (center) and Taiwanese officials pose for photos with a Japanese delegation at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 28, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) Abe is gone, but his work lives on.

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, while stressing the island’s geopolitical advantages, has ordered its army to be combat-ready 24/7. Meanwhile, Beijing’s military harassment toward the island, which spiked last year, has continued.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who previously said the island will do “whatever it takes” to safeguard it against mounting CCP aggression, confirmed last week that for the first time in four decades there are U.S. troops on Taiwanese soil.

On Dec 17, President Tsai Ing-wen announced that Taiwan would extend compulsory military service to one year in 2024. Currently, military service in Taiwan is compulsory for four months.

The intrusions drew a promise from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen that the island would do “whatever it takes” to defend its continued independence and democratic way of life from CCP totalitarianism.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen warned on April 15 that China’s military activities against the self-ruled island pose a threat to regional peace.

Upon the latest arrival, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen expressed her gratitude on Twitter over the continued support from Washington, which proves the “strength of our bilateral partnership,” according to Tsai.

Pelosi had arrived for a 19-hour visit, despite threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Lai Ching-te.

“I believe such mutual benefits, exchanges, and cooperation coincide with what President Tsai Ing-wen calls a virtuous cycle,” he said. “We will expand this cycle to other fields including economic and trade cooperation.”

TAIPEI—Three U.S. senators will visit Taiwan on Sunday and will meet President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss security and other issues, Taiwan's government and the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said on Saturday, a trip that will likely irritate the Chinese

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen confirmed on Oct. 28 that for the first time in 40 years there are U.S. troops on Taiwanese soil, saying that she's confident that the United States would defend the self-ruled island if it were attacked by China.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen poses for a photo in front of the AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle, Taiwan's first locally manufactured advanced jet trainer, in Taichung, Taiwan, on June 22, 2020.

The statement warned businesses against links to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and her independent-minded Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which views Taiwan as a de facto nation called the Republic of China (ROC), although without a formal declaration

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen said in a press conference on June 30 that this proves that “One country, two systems” doesn’t work and indicated that Taiwan will assist the Hong Kong people through specific actions.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen waves during a ceremony to commission new U.S.-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters, at a military base in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on July 17, 2018.