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Taiwan's Cabinet will propose a 16% annual rise in defense ⁠spending for 2027 that will for the first time exceed 1 trillion new Taiwan dollars ($31 billion), the official Central News Agency reported Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/09/asia-pacific/taiwan-2027-defense-spending-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #budgets #defense #pla #laichingte

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te made a late-night dash in the back of an armored personnel carrier to a command center as part of war games ​designed to show how the government would continue to work during a war. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/06/asia-pacific/taiwan-drill-president-armored-carrier/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #defense #laichingte

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will donate 200,000 New Taiwan dollars (about ¥1 million) to support areas affected by Tuesday's powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/taiwan-president-kumamoto-donation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2026kumamotoearthquake #kumamoto #taiwan #laichingte #taiwanjapanrelations #earthquakes

Taiwan must protect its democracy and oppose the "red terror" coming from Beijing, says Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/19/asia-pacific/politics/democratic-taiwan-lai-ching-te/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #pla #laichingte

Taiwan's main opposition party has outlined plans to develop the drone industry just days after stalling a similar proposal from Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/30/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-opposition-drone-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #kmt #drones #defense #china #laichingte #dpp

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday called for stronger cooperation with Japan in areas including technology and security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/18/japan/taiwan-president-japan-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwan #laichingte #china #taiwanjapanrelations

Taiwan safeguarding its own security and refusing rule by China's Communist Party should not be seen as a provocation, President Lai Ching-te has ​said, adding he hoped a new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/18/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-china-us-arms-sales-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #laichingte #us #defense

Chinese President Xi Jinping is shifting tactics in his campaign to pressure Taiwan, ramping up diplomatic isolation of the island while dialing down provocative displays of military aggression. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/15/world/politics/xi-fighter-jets-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #china #xijinping #taiwan #defense #laichingte

Taiwan's military simulated destroying an invading Chinese force in a coastal exercise on Tuesday, firing off rockets and artillery to stop an amphibious assault in what it described as a ​more realistic combat scenario. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/09/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-force-coastal-drill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #china #defense #laichingte

Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the island, in what a Taiwanese official said showed China was the source of instability in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/26/asia-pacific/china-military-exercise-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #china #xijinping #donaldtrump #taiwan #uschinarelations #laichingte #pla

U.S. arms sales to Taiwan take years to process and ⁠are unrelated to the war with Iran, a source said, after a senior U.S. official suggested there was a pause due to the need to have enough ​arms for the conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/23/asia-pacific/politics/us-arms-taiwan-iran/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #china #xijinping #donaldtrump #taiwan #uschinarelations #laichingte

The U.S. and Taiwan have not yet made concrete plans for talks between their presidents, four people familiar with the matter said, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion they might speak soon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/23/asia-pacific/politics/trump-call-taiwan-leader-not-planned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #china #xijinping #donaldtrump #taiwan #uschinarelations #laichingte

Sovereignty Asserted: Taiwan Navigates High-Stakes Diplomacy

Why did Taiwan President Lai state the island keeps its sovereignty on May 18 2026? Learn how this affects the $11 billion US arms deal and regional peace.

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https://newsletter.tf/taiwan-president-lai-sovereignty-may-2026/

Taiwan's leader says the island will not give up its freedom. This comes as the US questions an $11 billion arms deal, which is a major change from last year.

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https://newsletter.tf/taiwan-president-lai-sovereignty-may-2026/

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te — a move that would break with years of precedent — as he used language similar to China to describe the democratic island as a "problem." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/trump-lai-taiwan-call/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #donaldtrump #xijinping #laichingte #indopacific #defense #pla #usmilitary

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday that "foreign forces" cannot decide the future of the democratic island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/20/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-foreign-forces-island-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #china #us

China is the greatest source of regional unease and instability due to its ongoing military activities, Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai said Tuesday, a day ahead of a key anniversary. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/19/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-china-military-instability/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #pla #laichingte

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has said that Taiwan cannot be traded away, days after U.S. President Donald Trump described a planned $14 billion arms sale to Taipei as a bargaining chip with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/18/asia-pacific/politics/lai-taiwan-trump-arms-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #china #defense #xijinping

Taiwan's Presidential Office reiterated on Saturday that the island is an "independent democratic country," hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Taipei not to formally seek independence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/16/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-independence-us-trump-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #china #xijinping #donaldtrump #taiwan #uschinarelations #laichingte

China reaffirms opposition to Taiwan independence

China's resolve to oppose Taiwan independence is as firm as a rock and its capability to ‘crush’ separatism is ‘unbreakable,’ the Taiwan Affairs office in Beijing said ahead of the arrival of President Trump to the Chinese capital. #china #taiwan #asia #xijinping #laichingte #donaldtrump #trump #taipei #beijing #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world:…

https://fllics.com/en/video/china-reaffirms-opposition-to-taiwan-independence/

Xi Poised to Press Trump on Arms Sales to Taiwan

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/world/asia/xi-trump-china-taiwan-arms-sales.html

Taiwan's parliament has approved a $25 billion defense spending bill that opposition lawmakers say will be used for U.S. weapons, following months of political wrangling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/09/asia-pacific/taiwan-defense-budget-passes-parliament/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #taiwan #drones #pla #china #defense #budgets #laichingte #donaldtrump #xijinping #us

When international events are cancelled because Taiwanese participants may attend, what does that mean for global civil society?

Our latest episode explores the wider implications of China’s pressure campaigns beyond its borders.

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Taiwan has a right to engage with the world and no country can stop that, President Lai Ching-te told Eswatini's king after ​he arrived for a surprise trip that Taipei says Beijing tried to ‌stop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/03/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-president-defiant-eswatini-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #eswatini #china

The top U.S. diplomat in Taiwan has pressed the island's opposition-majority parliament to pass a "comprehensive" defense budget as talks have stalled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/27/asia-pacific/politics/us-taiwan-parliament-defense-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #taiwan #china #defense #laichingte

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has postponed an official trip to Eswatini, the island's only diplomatic ally in Africa, after several countries revoked overflight permits following "intense pressure" from China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/22/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-eswatini-meeting-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #eswatini #africa #china

Taiwan's opposition leader arrived in China on Tuesday for a "peace" mission and possible meeting with leader Xi Jinping, as Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te reiterated he was open for talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/07/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-kuomintang-leader-china-arrival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #taiwan #pla #laichingte #xijinping #donaldtrump