While support from the United States is welcome news for Taiwan, Trump's words raise a real question: Does Xi actually know the cost of invading Taiwan?

Taiwan is reaffirming its resolve to defend itself, as the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is delayed and speculation grows over whether it could affect U.S. arms sales to the island.

To simplify, the U.S. strategy is to make China think that the United States will defend Taiwan and make Taiwan think that it won’t.

A high-profile meeting between Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has drawn sharp criticism in Taiwan, and analysts warn that Beijing is reframing the idea of “peace” to advance its political agenda.

The Chinese regime is already sending mixed signals about commitments following the Beijing summit, and the United States is holding firm in its stance on Taiwan.

However, it is bound by law, specifically the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, to provide Taiwan with tools to defend itself.

The first day of the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping ended with a notable flashpoint: Taiwan and U.S. arms sales to the island. NTD has the highlights and analysis.

In Munich, the United States and China presented sharply contrasting visions for global security, including their approaches to Europe and the Taiwan Strait.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Taiwan was a major topic of discussion during his summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and added that he had not yet decided whether to proceed with a major U.S. arms package for the island.

–Taiwan chips deal on Jan. 15, which is expected to go a long way in reshoring American semiconductor manufacturing.

The Europeans are hard-pressed looking after themselves, much less to help with Taiwan, even if they wanted to. Taiwan No ‘Sure Thing’ for Beijing Xi would be rolling the dice if he were to move against Taiwan.

However, this focus on Chinese military capabilities is about what China can do to Taiwan. As important is what Taiwan can do to China, especially to a PLA invasion force crossing the Taiwan Strait.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Taiwan government has accused the Chinese communist regime of engaging in transnational repression after a Chinese state-run newspaper in Hong Kong published an article targeting Taiwanese Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang and her nephew

Gaslighting teaches allies to treat engagement with Taiwan as a “risk management” exercise rather than a matter of democratic principle. It encourages a culture of euphemism: Don’t say “Taiwan,” say “the Taiwan issue.”

In the meantime, the CCP has escalated military pressure on Taiwan after repeatedly threatening "reunification" with Taiwan by force.

"First, it is to divide Taiwanese society, amplifying pro-China voices, which can also serve to further hinder efforts to advance U.S. arms sales [to Taiwan],” he said. “Second, it is to divide Taiwan–U.S. cooperation.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. President Donald Trump signed new bipartisan legislation on Taiwan into law on Dec. 2, drawing a swift protest from China’s communist regime, which regards Taiwan as part of its territory.

Japan is set to deploy missiles near Taiwan to deter threats from Beijing. Nearly $1 billion dollars in U.S. taxpayer-funded research is linked to collaborations with Chinese labs—more notably, Chinese defense laboratories.

China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims and maintains that only its people can decide the island's future.

To achieve this goal, the communist regime has ramped up pressure on Taiwan across multiple fronts.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Jan. 20 that the world economy faces a single, outsized systemic vulnerability because advanced semiconductor production remains overwhelmingly concentrated in Taiwan, and that a blockade or destruction of the

Undoubtedly, Beijing is making new risk assessments concerning its 2027 plans for Taiwan.

the Taiwan Strait.

However, when asked by reporters whether Chinese authorities actually investigated the cable damage or communicated with Taiwan, China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Peng Qingen did not directly address the inquiries and merely repeated the accusations

The president’s office stated: “The Republic of China [Taiwan] is a sovereign nation. Taiwan is a Taiwan of the world, and the 23 million people of Taiwan have every right to engage with the world.

President Donald Trump would discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. Instead, Mao replied that the issue regarding Taiwan is “China’s internal affair.”

Online platforms in Taiwan were instructed to block access to the app from Dec. 4. According to state-run outlet Focus Taiwan, the app remains downloadable in the island but has been rendered effectively unusable.

Neither of these resolutions mentions Taiwan or declares that Taiwan is part of the People’s Republic of China. Therefore, these resolutions have no power to confer upon the PRC any right to represent Taiwan in WHO.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The indictment of Xu Chunying, a China-born woman who immigrated to Taiwan through marriage, has reignited concerns in Taiwan about Beijing’s infiltration campaign, after prosecutors charged her with violating the island’s anti-infiltration

"This will make it difficult for Taiwan to form a unified stance, so the public must remain highly vigilant."