Tsai Ing-wen

TAIPEI: Taiwan'sPresident Tsai Ing-wen extended an olive branch to Beijing on Sunday, pledging to offer assistance if needed as coronavirus cases surge in China after its abrupt lifting of pandemic restrictions."As long as there is a…

TAIPEI: Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen announced on Tuesday an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, saying the island needs to prepare for the increasing threat from China."The current four-month…

TAIPEI: China should stop its sabre-rattling against Taiwan and maintain peace and stability, the head of Taiwan's China-policy making Mainland Affairs Council said on Friday, as Beijing ramped up political and military pressure on the…

TAIPEI: Taiwan is bracing for more Chinese military patrols in 2022, after People’s Liberation Army incursions more than doubled this year, fueling concern about a clash between the region’s big powers. Chinese warplanes have made some…

TAIPEI: In January 2020, on the eve of her re-election victory, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen stood before a crowd of supporters and delivered a stark warning about China: Beware. It was a major departure from speeches earlier in her…

TAIPEI, Taiwan: A group of six French lawmakers arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit on Wednesday, following a similar trip led by a group of French parliamentarians in October that China sought to discourage. Francois de Rugy, the…

TAIPEI: Chinese warplanes made 159 incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone in November according to AFP's database, the second-highest month on record as Beijing continues to pile military pressure on the democratic island. Self-ruled…

TAIPEI: China's military carried out "combat-readiness" patrols in the direction of the Taiwan Strait on Friday as a US Congressional delegation made a surprise visit to Taipei, offering strong support to the Chinese-claimed,…

TAIPEI: Five US lawmakers met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Friday morning in a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm the United States' "rock solid" support for the self-governing island. The bi-partisan group of lawmakers…

CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan: Taiwan held a ceremony on Thursday to commission the first squadron of its most advanced F-16 fighter, a US-made jet that will strengthen the island's defences against threats by China. President Tsai Ing-wen oversaw…