TAIPEI—China is interfering in Taiwan's elections "every day" as it seeks to damage the island's democracy, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Nov. 19, after China sailed an aircraft carrier group near the self-ruled island on the weekend.

Since arriving in Taiwan on Sunday afternoon, Azar has met with top officials in Taiwan government, including President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President William Lai, former Vice President Chen Chien-jen, and Health Minister Cheng Shih-chung.

SYDNEY–The Marshall Islands confirmed it was maintaining diplomatic ties with Taiwan on Sept. 25, a welcome show of support for President Tsai Ing-wen who has seen two other Pacific nations drop ties in favor of China in a matter of weeks.

He arrived in Taiwan on March 2 for a four-day visit, as another five-member delegation sent by President Joe Biden wrapped up a two-day visit after meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen.

China has heaped pressure on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who faces re-election in January, believing she wishes to push for the island's formal independence, a red line for Beijing.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen flatly rejected the policies on Nov. 5, warning that the regime was trying to influence the upcoming election and force Taiwan to accept the “one country, two systems” policy.

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.

“While a developing bilateral relationship likely will not amount to much economically or militarily, it could show how the [current president] Tsai Ing-wen government may choose to navigate the next four years diplomatically by finding unlikely new partners

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen expressed her gratitude on Twitter for the support from India on Sunday. “Thank you to all our dear friends in India for your well wishes on #TaiwanNationalDay. 

China claims democratic Taiwan as its own and has stepped up pressure on the strategically located island since President Tsai Ing-wen assumed office in 2016, fearing she wishes to push for its formal independence, a red line for Beijing.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a press conference at the presidential office in Taipei on Jan. 22, 2020.

Chen and Lee specifically wanted Huang to obtain the medical records of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who is of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). According to the CNA report, Huang turned down the offer.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has previously called out the Chinese regime for reporting incorrect information to the WHO about the virus’s spread on the island.

President Tsai Ing-wen, re-elected in a landslide on Jan. 11 after promising to stand up to China's threats, has made strengthening Taiwan's defenses a top priority, including boosting its domestic defense industry so it can make high-tech equipment like

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen convened a meeting of top defense officials and urged them on Jan. 3 to be on a lookout for military developments concerning China following a helicopter crash that killed the island's top military officer

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, writing on her Facebook page, expressed thanks for the efforts of both sides to get her countrymen back home.

Yotaka added that Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will meet with Azar and his delegation during their visit.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for a security relationship with Japan a couple of years ago. That idea went nowhere, owing to Japanese reluctance. However, now we might have seen the first step toward that end.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen held a banquet Friday evening to welcome Krach and his delegation. According to a press release from the Presidential Office, Tsai and Krach held discussions on how to deepen bilateral ties. 

President Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party is leading in the polls, ahead of her main rival, Han Kuo-yu of the China-friendly Kuomintang Party.

Taiwan holds a presidential vote on Jan. 11, 2020, with President Tsai Ing-wen hoping to win reelection. She has repeatedly mentioned the threat of China as a warning to voters. Tsai's ruling Democratic Progressive Party is pro-independence.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has also previously called out the Chinese regime for reporting incorrect information to the WHO about the number of cases on the island.

Taiwan's defense ministry announced the sailing in the strait just hours after President Tsai Ing-wen named as her running mate for 2020 elections a former premier who angered Beijing so badly last year with his support for Taiwan's formal independence

TAIPEI—China's planned national security law may prompt Taiwan to revoke the special status it extends to Hong Kong, President Tsai Ing-wen said, a move that could anger Beijing and make it harder for Hongkongers to visit and invest.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen waves to assembled guests from the deck of the 'Ming Chuan' frigate during a ceremony to commission two Perry-class guided missile frigates from the United States into the Taiwan Navy, in the southern port of Kaohsiung

State Department has given preliminary approval for a new arms deal with Taiwan, on the day Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen began her second term in office.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen was re-elected on Saturday, vowing not to submit to Chinese pressure or control.

WASHINGTON—Amid tensions between the United States and China, a group of Republican U.S. senators asked House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to invite Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen to address a joint meeting of the U.S.

China has been flying what it calls "island encirclement" drills on-off since 2016 when Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen first took office. Beijing believes Tsai, who won re-election last month, wishes to push the island's formal independence.

His offending Twitter activities included following the accounts of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen; Benedict Rogers, chief executive of British NGO Hong Kong Watch; and Luke de Pulford, a member of the UK Conservative Party Human Rights Commission.