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Taiwan won’t be sacrificed, U.S. arms sales a commitment: President responds to Trump

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Taiwan won’t be sacrificed, U.S. arms sales a commitment: President responds to Trump

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei, Taiwan on May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan will not ‌be sacrificed or traded and will not give up its free way ​of life under pressure, President Lai Ching-te wrote…

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China praises blocking of Taiwan President’s Africa trip, Taipei defiant

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China praises blocking of Taiwan President’s Africa trip, Taipei defiant

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto China heaped praise on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) on ‌three African countries that refused to let Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s aircraft fly over ​their territories, forcing him to cancel a trip to Eswatini, while Mr. Lai vowed he ⁠would not be cowed by Beijing’s…

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Taiwan President vows to boost the island’s defence budget as China threats rise

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Taiwan President vows to boost the island’s defence budget as China threats rise

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te waves with the Taiwanese flag during a flag-raising ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island’s defences in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in a New Year’s address on Wednesday that Taiwan was a crucial part…

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Taiwan President discusses ‘Chinese threats’ with Pelosi

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Taiwan President discusses ‘Chinese threats’ with Pelosi

This handout photo taken and released by the Taiwan Presidential Office on December 1, 2024 shows Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaking by phone with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, during his visit to Honolulu, Hawaii. | Photo Credit: AFP Taiwan President Lai Ching-te discussed “China’s military threats” toward the island in a call with…

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Taiwan reports Chinese ‘combat patrol’; Beijing vows to hunt independence ‘diehards’

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Taiwan reports Chinese ‘combat patrol’; Beijing vows to hunt independence ‘diehards’

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on June 26 that China had carried out another “joint combat readiness patrol” near the island, as Beijing said it would track down and punish “diehard” independence supporters wherever they are. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as…

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China Issues New Guidelines To Punish Taiwan Separatists

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China Issues New Guidelines To Punish Taiwan Separatists

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te says only Taiwan’s people can decide their future (file). . TAIPEI: Democracy is not a crime and autocracy is the real “evil”, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Monday after China threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “diehard” Taiwan independence separatists. China, which views Taiwan as its…

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Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval, land units on alert over China’s military drills

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Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval, land units on alert over China’s military drills

Ground staff members transport missiles near a Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000-5 aircraft at Hsinchu Air Base, in Hsinchu, Taiwan. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert on May 23 over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island democracy where a new President took…

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New Taiwan President takes office facing angry China

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New Taiwan President takes office facing angry China

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te (C) and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (R) wave alongside outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen (L) during the inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on May 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan’s new President on May 20, facing an angry and deeply suspicious China…

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Forty five Chinese aircraft detected around Taiwan

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Forty five Chinese aircraft detected around Taiwan

This handout picture taken and released on May 14, 2024 by the Taiwanese coast guard shows a Chinese coast guard ship (background right) seen past a Taiwanese coast guard vessel (foreground) in the waters off Kinmen. “Five Chinese coast guard ships sailed through Taiwan’s “restricted waters” for three hours on May 14 before they were…

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Founder Of Apple Supplier Foxconn To Run For Taiwan President

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Founder Of Apple Supplier Foxconn To Run For Taiwan President

Democratically governed Taiwan will hold the vote in mid-January. Taipei: Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc supplier Foxconn, said on Monday he was entering the race to be Taiwan’s next president as an independent candidate. Gou stepped down as Foxconn chief in 2019 and made a presidential bid that year, but dropped…

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