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News Articles: Taiwan

FILE - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech as he inspects Taiwanese reservists participating in reserve military training in Ilan County, Eastern Taiwan, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

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Taiwan's Lai lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

Eswatini remains the only African nation without tariff-free access to China's market due to its ties with Taiwan.

May 02, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right shakes hands with Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, April 10, 2026.

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  • Asia

China's Xi meets Taiwan opposition leader ahead of key summit with Trump

Xi Jinping and the KMT's Cheng Li-wun agreed to pursue peace, but Taiwan's ruling party worries it will enable Beijing to undermine its democracy.

April 10, 2026
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By:
  • Ashish Valentine and
  • Jennifer Pak
Taiwan's main opposition party KMT chairperson Cheng Li-wun attends a press conference at the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' Club in Taipei on March 23, 2026.

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  • Asia

Taiwan's opposition leader arrives in China for a 'Journey of Peace'

The visit takes place ahead of President Trump's own summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month, where Taiwan is expected to be a top agenda item.

April 07, 2026
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By:
  • Ashish Valentine and
  • Jennifer Pak
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te visits a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on May 16, 2025. Lai has pushed for a major boost to defense spending, but opposition parties have slowed his plans.

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  • Asia

The Taiwanese president's proposal to hike defense spending faces gridlock at home

Opposition parties are slamming the brakes on billions in defense funding as the China escalates military pressure.

January 22, 2026
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  • Ashish Valentine
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (center) is accompanied by his Vice President Bi-Khim Hsiao (second right) and officials wave national flags as they attend a New Year flag raising ceremony at the Presidential Office, in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday, Jan. 1.

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  • Asia

Taiwan's president pledges to defend island's sovereignty after Chinese military drills

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to defend the self-ruled island's sovereignty in the face of what he termed China's "expansionist ambitions," days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills near its shores.

January 01, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
A Taiwan's Mirage 2000 fighter jet runs past an airplane fort at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

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China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills

China's People's Liberation Army is staging a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan. It's unleashing live-fire exercises as part of what it calls "Justice Mission 2025."

December 30, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks during an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington.

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  • World

US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion

The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.

December 18, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
This photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with U.S. B-52 bombers in the vicinity of Japanese airspace on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

U.S. and Japan flex military muscles in a show of force amid Tokyo's feud with Beijing

This follows joint drills by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers and fighters on Tuesday that prompted Japan and South Korea to scramble planes to monitor them.

December 11, 2025
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, on Oct. 21.

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  • Asia

China in diplomatic push to isolate Japan in feud over Taiwan issue

No end in sight to spat between Japan and China over Taiwan, as neither Tokyo nor Beijing shows signs of backing down.

December 05, 2025
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  • Anthony Kuhn
An R&D center for TSMC, producer of the world's most advanced microchips, in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

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  • Business

As political winds shift, top chipmaker TSMC looks beyond Taiwan

The lifeblood of Silicon Valley — advanced microchips — pumps from a science park on Taiwan's west coast, mostly from TSMC, the world's biggest chipmaker. But now the company is looking abroad for places to grow.

December 01, 2025
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  • John Ruwitch
Shih-Yuan Ma as I-Ann, Nina Ye as I-Jing and Janel Tsai as Shu-Fen in <em>Left-Handed Girl. </em>The movie is streaming on Netflix starting Friday.

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  • Movie Reviews

'Left-Handed Girl' takes on quiet shame across generations in Taipei

Shih-Ching Tsou has collaborated with filmmaker Sean Baker for years. Tsou's solo directorial debut uses Taipei as its canvas to tell a story about women making ends meet in the city.

November 28, 2025
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  • Teresa Xie
President Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping shake hands in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025

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  • World

Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping hold a call and discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine

Monday's call was the latest in a flurry of diplomatic and trade parries between the U.S. and China over tariffs and technology export restrictions.

November 24, 2025
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  • Emily Feng
A pro-democracy activist holds placards with the picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside the Chinese central government's liaison office in Hong Kong on Dec. 28, 2020.

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  • Asia

'Like ice melting': Journalists warn press freedom is in decline across Asia

China's jailing of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan highlights a deeper press freedom crisis across Asia.

September 30, 2025
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  • Ashish Valentine
Female soldiers from the People's Liberation Army stand in formation as they practice for an upcoming military parade to mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of World War II and Japan's surrender, at a military base on August 20, 2025 in Beijing.

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  • Asia

Battle for history: China's WWII anniversary rekindles legacy debate

A military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II will draw leaders from around the world. It's an opportunity for the Communist Party to shape the narrative surrounding the end of the war.

September 02, 2025
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  • Jan Camenzind Broomby
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, shown speaking Aug. 15, is due to meet with President Trump during his first visit to Washington, D.C.

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  • Asia

South Korean President Lee to meet with Trump in Washington on Monday

At a summit meeting in Washington, D.C., on Monday, the U.S. and South Korean presidents will discuss modernizing their 71-year-old alliance and fleshing out a trade deal reached last month.

August 26, 2025
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  • Anthony Kuhn
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