But its growing ambitions goes beyond being a threat to the island’s 23.5 million people and to the global supply chains, according to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

(center L), poses for photographs after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honor, from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (center R) at the president's office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 3, 2022.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is determined to orient the nation’s defenses towards asymmetric warfare, purchasing a large number of mobile lethal weapons, which will be difficult for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to target and counter.

–Taiwan relations, starting with his unprecedented phone conversation in 2016—the first such official call since 1960—with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, who congratulated the U.S. president-elect.

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 in Taiwan on Nov. 8, 2018.

Oudkirk declined to comment on any security initiatives or give any details about the presence of U.S. troops on the island, after Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen confirmed Thursday that U.S. boots were indeed on the ground, though less than what people

Ing-wen, Taiwan's air force said.

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

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.

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."

He and his family are strong advocates of Taiwanese independence and believe that President Tsai Ing-wen has led the country well during the past eight years.

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.

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

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (L) and visiting Marshall Islands President David Kabua inspect the honour guards during a welcome ceremony in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on March 22, 2022.

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

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.

“[Chinese leader] Xi Jinping’s crackdown on Hong Kong handed the election to Tsai Ing-wen,” Dreyer said.

In a video conference with Tsai Ing-wen, President of the Republic of China, on March 22, Abe said: “Last year, at a seminar held by a Taiwan think tank, I said that if Taiwan has a problem, then Japan has a problem, and the Japan-U.S. alliance also has

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.

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

On March 3, he will meet President Tsai Ing-wen. Pompeo and his wife will join Vice President Lai Ching-te and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu for dinner, making it not just business, but social.

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

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday as the allies together face increased tensions regarding communist China.

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.

In March, Tsao published an article through the media group of Ker Chien-ming, a veteran democratic progressive party member in the Legislative Yuan, saying that the two-state perspectives, proposed by Presidents Lee Teng-hui and Tsai Ing-wen, could bring

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

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.