Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has said he intends to bring the democratic island of Taiwan under the rule of the Communist ...

The Kuomintang party’s new leader, Cheng Li-wun, is pushing much closer ties with China, reflecting growing fears Washington ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te criticized Chinese military exercises near Japan as inappropriate. He emphasized that Taiwan ...

Taiwan plans to spend an extra $40 billion on its defenses, President Lai Ching-te said in a commentary in the Washington Post, a long-telegraphed move he described as necessary to deter China from ...

Chen Binhua, spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to Lai's recent statements.

On the domestic front, Lai addressed the opposition’s boycott of the NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defense bill. He acknowledged political competition as natural in a democracy but said ...

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has condemned China’s latest military actions after a Chinese carrier strike group near Okinawa reportedly locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets. The movements of the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) called for political unity in defending national sovereignty at the ...

Facing military pressure from China and demands from the United States to increase defense spending, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announced through the American media that he will boost defense ...

Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, may be betting that China’s appetite for retaliation will be limited by Beijing’s interest in containing tensions with the Trump administration. By Chris Buckley ...