Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) greets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on arrival at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for a bipartisan meeting in Simi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023.

The current president Tsai Ing-wen is a member of the DPP. Beijing’s leaders look at Vice President Lai as a pro-independence candidate for the upcoming 2024 presidential election. While Mr.

(Li Bingyu/Xinhua via AP) During her meeting with a U.S. delegation in Taipei last month, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that Taiwan would "continue to bolster military exchanges" with the United States, but she did not elaborate.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has made bolstering Taiwan’s defense capabilities her top priority but has ruled out armed confrontation with China.

Benitez said in an interview with the Financial Times on Sept. 29 that his government was working with Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen to ensure that Paraguayans "feel the real benefits of the strategic alliance."

Supporters of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen display a placard during a rally in Taipei, on Jan. 10, 2020, ahead of Taiwan's 2020 elections.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (L) at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) Declaration of Independence From China Mr.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and the U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy hold a news conference following a meeting at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen expressed the same views during an interview with The New York Times that was broadcast at the DealBook Summit on Nov. 29.

While in Taiwan, she met with several Taiwanese government officials including President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai.

One example of this, Haines said, was the regime's over-the-top military drills around Taiwan following a brief talk between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

While in Taiwan June 27–28, it met with President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. In her welcoming remarks, Ing-wen thanked the delegation for “demonstrating your support for Taiwan–U.S. relations."

Pro-CCP supporters protest the arrival of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk together at the Presidential Building in Taipei on March 3, 2022.

The five-member delegation met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on March 2 after arriving in Taipei a day earlier.

Ratcheting up tensions even further, a U.S. congressional delegation met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on Feb. 21 and reaffirmed the U.S. support for the island nation.

Wang said that the CCP has always accused Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), of seeking Taiwan's independence. “We should ask the CCP, has Tsai Ing-wen sold out any piece of Taiwan land to other countries?

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen, who is a DPP member, has pursued defense spending increases throughout her time in office since 2016.

Police in Taiwan anticipated a crowd of 30,000 would attend Hsing Yun's funeral, at which Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presented him with a posthumous citation in recognition of his "far-reaching impact and contributions to the state, society, and

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has called on the international community to “support democratic Taiwan” and “halt any escalation of the regional security situation.”

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visits soldiers at a military base in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on Aug. 23, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via Reuters) Tsai said Taiwan wants peace but needs to be able to defend itself.

In her national address on Monday, President Tsai Ing-wen said it was "regrettable" that China had escalated its military intimidation, diplomatic pressure, and trade obstructions to remove Taiwan's sovereignty.

Pro-China supporters protest the arrival of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Semi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) "We are very experienced in the protests.

TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to "stride out" into the world, sounding a defiant note in the face of unrelenting pressure from Beijing

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said she ordered the ministry of defense to take “necessary and strong countermeasures” to defend Taiwan’s airspace after that incident.

,” which is dedicated to spreading rumors about the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and then Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone for the first time on Tuesday shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen ordered the military to take "strong countermeasures" against what she termed Chinese provocations.

Speaking at a reception attended by then-President Tsai Ing-wen during his Taiwan visit, Wong, then-deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific, said the U.S. commitment to Taiwan's determination had "never been stronger."

Honduras is the ninth diplomatic ally that Taipei has lost to Beijing since pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen took office in May 2016.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, Vice President William Lai, and Premier Su Tseng-chang have said they will each give one month's salary for humanitarian relief.