The government is already rolling out a stimulus package, and President Tsai Ing-wen said in total they would be spending T$1.05 trillion ($35 billion), including a second round of measures.

The CCP’s magazine published its simulation video on May 20, 2020, the day of the presidential inauguration of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen.

TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen urged parliament on Dec. 25 to have more discussion on a proposed anti-infiltration bill which the government says is needed to combat Chinese communist regime's influence and has been condemned by the main opposition

Speaking at a welcoming ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen extended a "heartfelt welcome" to Nauru President Lionel Aingimea, who took office in August and stopped over in Taiwan in September on the way back from the United Nations.

(Courtesy of Lei Hsiao-Chen) In 2019, Lei was tasked with a 48-hour mission—creating a birthday gift for the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen. It was a rare opportunity for Lei to speak to the president.

The two governments have also argued about the fate of about 1,000 Taiwanese stranded in Wuhan, the outbreak's center, and China has made no obvious moves to respond to offers of help to fight the virus from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has made bolstering Taiwan’s military capabilities a priority.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet during a visit in Los Angeles on Aug. 12, 2018.

Taiwan attended it as an observer from 2009-2016 when Taipei-Beijing relations warmed, but China blocked further participation after the election of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who China views as a separatist, charges she rejects.

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.

TAIPEI—Another $1.33 billion is available to stimulate Taiwan's economy on top of a previous $2 billion package, President Tsai Ing-wen said on March 12, after the central bank warned the coronavirus pandemic will have a longer impact than previously

TAIPEI—Citing a letter from a young Hongkonger appealing for people "not to believe the communists," Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Dec. 29 that the island's democratic way of life was at risk from the danger China posed to Taiwan.

This election is much like the U.S. midterm elections and is a potential preview of the 2024 election where the Taiwanese citizens will decide who will replace President Tsai Ing-wen (Democratic Progressive Party [DPP]).

However, this has raised objections from the Chinese regime, which views Taiwan as part of its territory, and it has blocked the island’s participation in the WHA since President Tsai Ing-wen was elected in 2016.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen raised concerns that a provision requiring Taiwan organizations and individuals to give up information to Hong Kong police would violate Taiwan citizens’ rights.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Solidarity between Taiwanese citizens and Hong Kong protesters was on full display at a rally to drum up support for President Tsai Ing-wen and her party’s other candidates, a day before local voters go to the polls.

Please do not believe rumors," President Tsai Ing-wen wrote on her Facebook page.

The move further strains ties between Taiwan and Beijing, which suspects Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen of pushing for the island's formal independence and has ramped up pressure on her since she took office in 2016.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen was head of the Mainland Affairs Council—the island's agency for managing relations with mainland China—during the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) pandemic in 2003. SARS caused 180 deaths in Taiwan.

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.

Taiwan attended the World Health Assembly as an observer from 2009-2016, but China blocked further participation after the election of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, whom China accuses of being a separatist—a charge she rejects.

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.

The show of support provides some relief for Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking a re-election in January and has seen seven countries drop Taiwan as a diplomatic ally since she took office in 2016.

In late May, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen announced that her administration would set up a new office to assist such protesters who have fled to the island.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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

“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