China has long blocked Taiwan from taking part in the United Nations and other international organizations and has stepped up such pressure since the election of independence-minded Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in 2016.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (C) and her running mate William Lai (L) wave to supporters during a rally in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Jan. 8, 2020.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said the island would do “whatever it takes” to maintain its democratic way of life. U.S.

Beijing's hostile rhetoric toward Taiwan has increased over the past year, since the reelection of President Tsai Ing-wen.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on her re-election on Jan. 11, commending her for maintaining stability with Beijing "in the face of unrelenting pressure."

The island’s president Tsai Ing-wen said there would be “catastrophic” consequences if democratic Taiwan were to fall into communist China’s hands.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivers her inaugural address at the Taipei Guest House in Taipei on May 20, 2020.

Speaking in Taipei, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said U.S. ships and aircraft carrying out freedom of navigation operations was reassuring.

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.

The CCP regime has intensified its effort in sending its military airplanes to enter Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), particularly after President Tsai Ing-Wen won her re-election by a landslide in January 2020.

After all, she did say to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen that “we will not abandon Taiwan.” To some ears, that could sound a lot like a commitment to the island nation’s independence. But it’s not.

Possibly not, given that there is a widespread misperception in Beijing that the replacement of President Tsai Ing-wen (Democratic Progressive Party) by a Kuomintang (Nationalist) president might give Mr. Xi a fig-leaf excuse not to invade.

On June 14, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took to Twitter to express her gratitude toward the G-7 leaders for their statement on Taiwan.

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) What does this mean for Taiwan?

The encounter, which was the eighth in two weeks, came on the day President Tsai Ing-wen oversaw a test flight of a new locally-developed advanced trainer jet as she pushes to boost democratic Taiwan's defenses, particularly as China ramps up its own

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (C) attends the television operations launch of TaiwanPlus, a government-backed English language news channel, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 3, 2022.

Chang helped birth the semiconductor industry in Taiwan, said Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in a speech honoring Mr. Chang in 2018. He enhanced the global visibility of Taiwan via TSMC’s passion for innovation and technical capacity building, Ms.

Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has called attention to strengthening the island’s self-defense capabilities.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has condemned the Chinese communist regime for blocking the island nation's deal to obtain COVID-19 vaccines from German company BioNTech.

Xi met then-President Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore in 2015 in a landmark meeting, shortly before current President Tsai Ing-wen first won power.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen expressed condemnation of the Chinese authority’s sudden unilateral suspension of importing Taiwan's pineapples, “this is obviously not a normal trade consideration,” citing the Council of Agriculture’s data that 6,200 batches

Without referring directly to the row, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen late on Tuesday tweeted best wishes in Thai for the local new year, which began on Monday.

In October 2021, 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 at all costs.

Taiwan  In response to the invitation, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, in a tweet on Nov. 24, thanked Washington for “hosting this global conference to bring countries together in defence of our shared values.”

They're due to meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on April 15 in a trip that's further straining U.S.–Sino relations.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen waves to the media aboard the PFG-1112 Ming Chuan, a Perry-class guided missile frigate, after a commissioning ceremony at Kaohsiung's Zuoying naval base, Taiwan November 8, 2018.

Because Tsai Ing-wen became the president [of Taiwan], they are not happy. They say, ‘Our people cannot go to Taiwan.’ We said, ‘Oh, thank you, fortunately, you don’t come here.’ ...

Hong Kong anti-government protesters attend a rally in support of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen outside the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 11, 2020.

Under President Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan has developed this same feeling of national identity. Long ago, I was told that China feared the day when Taiwanese would feel Taiwanese rather than Chinese. That tipping point is far in the rear-view mirror.

Meeting the de facto British ambassador to Taiwan later on Friday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said the island would ensure peace in the Taiwan Strait.