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The current vice president, Lai Ching-te, rejected by Beijing for his pro-independence stance, wins the presidential elections on the self-governed island

The campaign events of the main parties show the island’s different options before Saturday’s elections. ‘Between three bad apples, we have to choose one,’ says a supporter of the DPP, which leads the polls

The campaign spokesperson of the group — which is leading the polls to win Saturday’s elections — is concerned that Beijing’s declared objective is to annex the self-governed island ‘peacefully or by force if necessary’

Beijing, which has called the frontrunner a ‘troublemaker,’ says that this Saturday’s presidential election is a decision between ‘war and peace’

The historian criticizes the U.S. government’s inability to deter attacks by the Taliban, Putin and Hamas, and warns that AI may negatively affect our cognitive abilities

The video call between the two powers’ generals comes a month after the meeting in which Biden and Xi agreed to resume their relationship

More than 3.7 billion people will be able to vote in elections in 70 countries next year. From the U.S. to the EU, from Taiwan to India, there are some results that will have global impacts

Last year’s bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act will provide more than $52 billion to boost the development and manufacturing of semiconductors in the US

The former U.S. Secretary of State shaped the thaw between the two nations and was seen as a ‘good friend of the Chinese people’

Beijing lodged a protest following the meeting between the leaders after the U.S. president maintained his Chinese counterpart is a ‘dictator’ in his press conference

The presidents of China and the United States discuss Taiwan, Israel-Hamas war, climate change, and technological competition

The forum has limited scope. It is centered on trade and the economy. There is no military component and it wasn’t forged by a world-altering event like a war

The two have no shortage of difficult issues to address in their first engagement in nearly a year. They will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco

Latin American and Caribbean trade with China rose to record levels in 2022 and their diplomatic relations have also increased

The Philippines, a US ally, has protested what it says are increasingly dangerous and provocative maneuvers by China’s coast guard

Such Chinese maneuvers have become frequent and aggressive since then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022

Beijing froze military exchanges after then-speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi last August visited self-governing island

The Philippines and other neighbors of China have resisted Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims over virtually the entire South China Sea, and some have sought U.S. military support as incidents multiply

Guo announced Aug. 28 he would run as an independent candidate in Taiwan’s presidential election, ending months of speculation

Chenta Tsai Tseng — a Spanish musician of Taiwanese origin — turned insults into a stage name: Putochinomaricón. In their most ambitious project to date, they’re now working on deconstructing post-internet music

The defense ministry said in a statement that 32 aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army and nine vessels from the navy were detected in the 24 hours between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday

The mainland’s ruling Communist Party claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and says it has no right to conduct foreign relations

President Santiago Peña took the presidential oath outside the government palace in the capital of Asunción in a ceremony attended by several regional leaders and Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai

William Lai’s trip includes stops in San Francisco and New York City, which Beijing criticized Washington for allowing

The move is the Biden administration’s first major package drawing on America’s own stockpiles to help Taiwan counter China

The U.S. State Department approved of the sale of 30 mm ammunition and related equipment, along with spare parts for Taiwan’s vehicles, small arms, combat weapon systems, and logistical support items