If democratic Taiwan fell to the communist Chinese regime, there would be “catastrophic“ consequences for regional peace and democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen warned amid a dramatic escalation in tensions across the Taiwan Strait.

Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft applauded Taiwan’s success in containing the spread of the CCP virus, during a videoconference with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Thursday morning.

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.

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

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.

The KMT lost votes to the DPP in the 2016 election and Tsai Ing-Wen became the new president of Taiwan till the present time. As for Hong Kong, the “one country, two systems” experiment has been a complete failure since the 2019 social movement.

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.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen also offered her sincere condolences on Cheng's death and her hopes for a prompt recovery of those who were injured in the shooting. “Violence is never the answer,” she posted on Twitter.

Taiwan's presidential office said President Tsai Ing-wen would meet with the delegation on Thursday morning. Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said the group would arrive at Taipei's downtown Songshan airport mid-afternoon on Wednesday.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says Taiwan is already an independent country called the Republic of China, its official name. China calls Tsai a separatist.

Attending the commissioning of the domestically-made T$2.8 billion ($100.52 million) Chiayi in the southern city of Kaohsiung, President Tsai Ing-wen said the word "Taiwan" in English will be gradually printed on all coast guard vessels.

(Ann Wang/Reuters) Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen leaves the annual Han Kuang military drill in, Taichung, Taiwan, on July 16, 2020.

(Ann Wang/Reuters) Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen leaves the annual Han Kuang military drill in, Taichung, Taiwan, on July 16, 2020.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech after her inauguration ceremony at a government guest house in Taipei, Taiwan on May 20, 2020.

(Executive Yuan via AP) The European delegation will also meet President Tsai Ing-wen and Digital Minister Audrey Tang, and visit Taiwanese think tanks, NGOs, and others working on countering disinformation.

News Analysis A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen on April 15, a move that Beijing called “deliberately provocative.”

In early April, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visited the United States and met with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on people to eat more pineapples to help farmers on Friday, saying Taiwan had been "ambushed" by a ban on the fruit by neighboring long-time rival China which claims the island as its own.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, reelected by a landslide last year on a pledge to stand up to the CCP, has made modernizing Taiwan's mainly U.S.-equipped military a priority, turning it into a "porcupine," both highly mobile and hard to attack.

He met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on his first visit to the island since he stepped down from his old post.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen re-tweeted it, adding: "Thank you to the U.S. for your generosity. Together, we will beat this pandemic." However, the post was then removed, apparently on Wednesday.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers her address to soldiers amid the coronavirus pandemic during her visit to a military base in Tainan, Taiwan, on April 9, 2020.

She visited Taiwan, met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, and said a simple truth before the flashing lights: We stand with Taiwan.

McCarthy met with Taiwan’s outgoing president Tsai Ing-wen in California in April but is not expected to have a face-to-face meeting with You this week.

However, local media have reported that she will arrive at around 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday, then visit the island’s parliament and meet with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen the next day, citing unnamed sources.

“We will continue to bolster our national defense and demonstrate our determination to defend ourselves in order to ensure that nobody can force Taiwan to take the path China has laid out for us,” President Tsai Ing-wen said during the ceremony, which

Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.

Meanwhile, the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen, has proposed a "Hong Kong Humanitarian Assistance Action Plan", coordinated by Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council.

The Future of Freedom at Stake Following the incursions earlier this month, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen swore that the self-governed island would defend itself and its “free and democratic way of life” from CCP aggression.