China's Xi cautions Trump on Taiwan
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Sitting in the shadow of authoritarian China, Taiwan has earned a reputation for its commitment to freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. For 30 years since its first direct presidential contest in 1996,
Taiwan has reported its economy expanded at an 8.6% annual rate last year, its fastest growth in 15 years. The Taiwan statistics agency said the rapid expansion was largely driven by soaring
TAIPEI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Taiwanese people are at risk of becoming "numb" to China's daily military and other pressure tactics to wear down the island, but the threat is real and greater readiness is needed,
Taiwan’s premier on Friday hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, as meanwhile a Chinese official in Beijing condemned the accord.
The threat of China and U.S. weapons underpin the island’s reliance on Washington.
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan must look to fellow democracies, not China, for trade and economic cooperation, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday, as his government mapped out how the island plans to work with the United States on areas like AI and critical minerals.
Taiwan has finally succeeded in reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration in the United States. After the latest round of trade negotiations between the U.S. and Taiwan, the Lai administration announced that it had successfully lowered tariffs from 20 percent to 15 percent, which will not stack onto most-favored-nation rates.
On this very day, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a virtual meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and talked with US President Donald Trump over the phone, attracting global attention and injecting certainty into a turbulent world.
China and Taiwan responded in starkly different ways to remarks by Japanese PM Takaichi Sanae on possible intervention in event of Taiwan contingency
Every winter, a marvelous spectacle occurs as hundreds of thousands of butterflies travel south across Taiwan in one of the world’s most rare migrations.