Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pose for a photo with Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen (center right) and other Taiwanese officials during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 15, 2022.
While most agree that war is not imminent, Taiwanese President TsaiIng-wen warned that more is at stake if Beijing makes good on past threats to seize the island by force if necessary.
Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen, re-elected by a landslide this month on a platform of standing up to China, this week called on the WHO to set aside political considerations and grant it full access to virus updates.
Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the first director of Taiwan's New Southbound Policy Office established under President TsaiIng-wen, told The Epoch Times in an exclusive interview of the importance of an
The election of TsaiIng-wen, who favors Taiwan’s current de facto independence, as the island’s president in 2016 ushered in a period of deteriorating relations.
Meanwhile, amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, Taiwan's President TsaiIng-wen ordered her National Security Council on Jan. 28 to create a task force to study how the confrontation could affect its long-running dispute with the Chinese regime
Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen said on Jan. 1 the island would not accept a "one country, two systems" political formula that the Communist Party in Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the democratic island, saying such an arrangement had failed
TAIPEI—What Communist Party rulers in China fear the most is Taiwan's democracy, President TsaiIng-wen said on Dec. 18, describing Beijing as a threat seeking every day to undermine Taiwan and criticizing her main opponent for being too close to China
May this festival of lights bring joy & good health to you all. pic.twitter.com/Xpd6xofgnm
— 蔡英文 TsaiIng-wen (@iingwen) November 4, 2021
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Taiwan is among nations such as India and the United States that seek a free, open
TsaiIng-wen, Taiwanese president, on May 14 sought to clarify one rumor in a Facebook post, which claimed that disinfectants used by Taiwan's Chemical Corps in Taipei and New Taipei City "are highly toxic," causing many people to worry.
TAIPEI—Taiwan "urgently" needs to pass a planned anti-infiltration law to face threats from China to penetrate the island, President TsaiIng-wen said on Dec. 27, denouncing China's opposition to it as illogical and hypocritical.
Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen thanked Craft for “recognising #Taiwan’s contributions to public health & economic development and supporting our inclusion in the @UN system,” in a tweet on Wednesday.
TAIPEI—Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen has written to Pope Francis to complain about Chinese pressure on the island Beijing claims as its own, saying China seeks to threaten its democracy and freedom.
The delegation met with President TsaiIng-wen the next day and also met with high-level officials from the Ministry of National Security, Foreign Affairs and National Defense of Taiwan.
Azar is due to meet with the island’s President TsaiIng-wen along with health officials during a three-day visit aimed at highlighting cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus.
TAIPEI—Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen asked people on March 17 not to travel abroad to ensure the coronavirus is not brought back to the island, as the government announced its first double-digit rise in cases, all imported from overseas.
"No matter whether you are Taiwanese or a foreigner in Taiwan, in the face of the virus we are all in the same boat," President TsaiIng-wen wrote on her Facebook page, detailing the entry ban.
Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen then visited an air base in Penghu island, located in the middle of the Taiwan Strait, to show appreciation for Taiwan’s troops. “How can we let others show off in our airspace?” she said on Tuesday.
Craft is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan on Jan. 13 for a three-day visit and will meet with Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen on Jan. 14, according to Taiwan’s Presidential Office spokesperson Xavier Chang.
Taiwanese President TsaiIng-wen on Friday visited a Hong Kong bookstore that re-opened in Taipei after its part-owner was abducted to the Chinese mainland, in a show of support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and opposition to the national security
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil met with Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen on Sept. 3 as the two states sought to bolster ties despite opposition from China.
The move comes days after the Solomon Islands cut off ties with Taipei and deals a fresh blow to Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen, who is seeking re-election in January.
To be fair, no leader wants to face the kind of decision contemplated here, and President TsaiIng-wen would want to seek the advice of those who know much more about the matter than this writer before making it.
Taiwan President TsaiIng-wen posted a picture on her Twitter page of Taiwan's flag fluttering next to the U.S. one under the words "Friends in freedom, partners in prosperity," to welcome Trump's signing of the law.
They also called on Taiwan to be admitted as an observer to the WHO, a status that it had from 2009 to 2016 until being blocked by Beijing in 2017 following the election of President TsaiIng-wen, known for her tough-on-China stance.