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POLITICS13h agoTrump says Taiwan agreed to buy 30 percent of gas from Alaska pipelinePresident Trump announced Tuesday that Taiwan has agreed to purchase 30 percent of gas from the Alaska pipeline over the next 20 years. Speaking at a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska, Trump said Taiwan will invest $4.4 billion into the project on top of $50 billion already committed by South Korea. The president was quick…The Hill
POLITICS4d agoTaiwanese leader welcomes talks between Washington and Beijing ‘to reduce risk of war’Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has welcomed talks between Washington and Beijing aimed at reducing the risk of conflict. Lai’s annual Double Tenth address, marking the anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of China, Taiwan’s official name, also called for democracies to work together to safeguard regional peace and for the Taiwanese people’s right to exist to be respected. He also warned that mainland China was trying to put pressure on the island to change the status quo, but...South China Morning Post
POLITICS4d agoWill Taiwan issue derail Washington and Beijing’s latest reset? Analysts are scepticalRecent interactions involving the US and Taiwan are not expected to derail the current momentum in relations between Washington and mainland China, according to diplomatic analysts. Beijing was taking a pragmatic approach to navigating the complexities of the Taiwan issue, they said, but the fate of a US$14 billion arms package for the island remained a key concern. During President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to the United States, Xi urged his hosts to “adhere to the correct position of opposing...South China Morning Post
POLITICS5d agoU.S. East Asian envoy says investors are overpricing Taiwan risk, calls Xi a 'very rational actor'Investors are overestimating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, a U.S. diplomat says, playing up deterrence to keep Beijing from taking the island.CNBC
POLITICS5d agoWashington’s transactional Taiwan policy puts Indo-Pacific at risk, ex-US officials warnSouth China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 6Arizona expands Taiwan ties with new representative office, ignoring Beijing's warningsArizona is expanding its ties with Taiwan by opening a new representative office, disregarding warnings from Beijing. This action has diplomatic significance, potentially impacting US-China relations.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICSOct 6Taiwan says it has no knowledge that the U.S. will divide its arms package into batchesEl ministro de Defensa de la isla asegura que no hay novedades sobre la venta de armamento por parte de EE.UU., pese a tensiones con Pekín.La venta, que incluye sistemas de defensa avanzados, enfrenta incertidumbre por la relación entre el magnate y el líder chino.Clarín
POLITICSOct 6U.S. Citizen Accused of Surveilling Taiwanese Family on China’s BehalfThe woman, Wanying Zhang, was arrested at the Los Angeles airport on Sunday. She was accused of watching the son of Taiwan’s president in Seattle.NYT US
POLITICSOct 5Woman arrested in US for spying on son of Taiwanese presidentDe FBI heeft gisteren op de luchthaven van Los Angeles een vrouw gearresteerd die in opdracht van China de zoon van de Taiwanese president, Ching-Te Lai, zou hebben bespioneerd. De vrouw stond op het punt om het vliegtuig naar Shanghai te pakken. De aanklager in Amerika verdenkt de vrouw ervan te werken als "een niet-geregistreerde buitenlandse agent". Deze Wanying Zhang (34) is woonachtig in Californië en werkt daar samen met haar man als vastgoedmakelaar. In september 2025 reisde ze volgens federale onderzoekers naar Seattle om foto's, video's en kentekeninformatie van Lai Ting-yu, de oudsteNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 5FBI says California woman spied for China on Taiwanese president’s sonWashington Post World
CYBEROct 5California real estate agent accused of spying on Taiwanese president’s son for ChinaThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 5US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s familyA woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, US and Taiwanese officials said. The post US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s family appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSOct 5FBI arrests woman accused of spying on Taiwanese president's family in the US for ChinaTaiwan’s President Lai Ching-te condemned the incident and slammed China for its blatant disregard of human rights and suppression of personal freedoms, in what he labelled a “barbaric” act.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 5Taiwan breathes easy after the Trump-Xi summit, but is still waiting for U.S. arms.Estados Unidos reafirma su postura inalterada hacia Taiwán tras la cumbre entre Trump y Xi, pero la venta de armas a la isla sigue en suspenso.La "edad de oro" en las relaciones EE.UU.-Taiwán se enfrenta a incertidumbres por el retraso armamentístico, generando inquietud en la isla.Clarín
POLITICSOct 5FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Agent Accused of Spying on Son of Taiwan Leaderwsj · united states of america
POLITICSOct 5FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Agent Accused of Spying on Son of Taiwan Leader - WSJgoogle · united states of america
POLITICSOct 5US accuses California woman of spying for China, surveilling Taiwan president's sonUS authorities arrested a California woman on Sunday and accused her of spying on a son of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese officials, the FBI said.thestandard_hk · hong kong
CYBEROct 5US arrests woman for spying for China and monitoring the son of the Taiwanese presidentClarín
WORLDOct 5FBI arrests ‘Chinese foreign agent’ for spying on Taiwan president’s sonA California woman allegedly sent photos and videos of President Lai's son and his family to Chinese officials.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 4FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for ChinaCBS News
POLITICSSep 29Washington needs stable , independent Taiwan : US House speakerThe US House speaker has stated that Washington requires a "stable, independent" Taiwan. This statement underscores US foreign policy interests regarding Taiwan's status.taipeitimes.com · Taiwan
POLITICSSep 27Taiwan's representative says the U.S. "made it very clear" there's no change in their positionAmbassador Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the U.S., told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that amid the recent state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the U.S. "made it very clear there's no change in Taiwan's position for the United States."CBS News
POLITICSSep 27Transcript: Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the U.S., on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 27, 2026The following is the transcript of the interview with Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the U.S., that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 27, 2026.CBS News
POLITICSSep 26Arming Taiwan an important U.S. interest, Taipei official says after Trump-Xi summit - Fri, 25 Sep 2026 PSTTAIPEI, Taiwan – The United States providing weapons to Taiwan to protect its freedom and provide semiconductors to the world is in the U.S. national interest, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Saturday following a summit between the Chinese and U.S. presidents. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day summit on Friday with no big public breakthroughs on a host of contentious issues, including Taiwan which Beijing views as its own territory.spokesman · united states of america