Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen expressed the same views during an interview with The New York Times that was broadcast at the DealBook Summit on Nov. 29.

Beijing has frozen formal contact with Taipei and tried to isolate the island on the international stage since Tsai Ing-wen won the presidential election in 2016.

One example of this, Haines said, was the regime's over-the-top military drills around Taiwan following a brief talk between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

While in Taiwan June 27–28, it met with President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. In her welcoming remarks, Ing-wen thanked the delegation for “demonstrating your support for Taiwan–U.S. relations."

Pro-CCP supporters protest the arrival of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and the U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy hold a news conference following a meeting at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk together at the Presidential Building in Taipei on March 3, 2022.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (L) at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) Declaration of Independence From China Mr.

Ratcheting up tensions even further, a U.S. congressional delegation met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on Feb. 21 and reaffirmed the U.S. support for the island nation.

In her national address on Monday, President Tsai Ing-wen said it was "regrettable" that China had escalated its military intimidation, diplomatic pressure, and trade obstructions to remove Taiwan's sovereignty.

The five-member delegation met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on March 2 after arriving in Taipei a day earlier.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said she ordered the ministry of defense to take “necessary and strong countermeasures” to defend Taiwan’s airspace after that incident.

Police in Taiwan anticipated a crowd of 30,000 would attend Hsing Yun's funeral, at which Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presented him with a posthumous citation in recognition of his "far-reaching impact and contributions to the state, society, and

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has called on the international community to “support democratic Taiwan” and “halt any escalation of the regional security situation.”

TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to "stride out" into the world, sounding a defiant note in the face of unrelenting pressure from Beijing

Pro-China supporters protest the arrival of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Semi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times) "We are very experienced in the protests.

China's communist regime is unlikely to consider an invasion of Taiwan as its leadership is "overwhelmed" by the challenges at home, according to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone for the first time on Tuesday shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen ordered the military to take "strong countermeasures" against what she termed Chinese provocations.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen tweeted she was touched by the U.S. move. "Thank you to the U.S. for this moving gesture of friendship. These vaccines will go a long way toward keeping Taiwan safe & healthy."

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visits soldiers at a military base in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on Aug. 23, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via Reuters) Tsai said Taiwan wants peace but needs to be able to defend itself.

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) greets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on arrival at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for a bipartisan meeting in Simi Valley, Calif., on April 5, 2023.

The current president Tsai Ing-wen is a member of the DPP. Beijing’s leaders look at Vice President Lai as a pro-independence candidate for the upcoming 2024 presidential election. While Mr.

Honduras is the ninth diplomatic ally that Taipei has lost to Beijing since pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen took office in May 2016.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen touted the two island nations' bilateral relations in her welcoming remarks and praised Gonsalves for his willingness to visit Taiwan at a time when Beijing is conducting live-fire drills around Taiwan.

CCP authorities cut official communications with Taiwan in 2016, following the election of President Tsai Ing-wen, who was overwhelmingly reelected in 2020.

(Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times) "Taiwan is proud to cooperate with our like-minded partners to expand trade, boost investment, and build more sustainable supply chains in semiconductors and other key sectors," Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen

Lai delivered a speech on behalf of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at the welcoming dinner, praising Mr. Abe as an international statesman who had contributed to peace and stability in Japan and the Indo-Pacific.

McCarthy met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California, where she made a stopover en route to meeting allies in Latin America. The MCCUC did not respond to multiple requests for comments from The Epoch Times.

The meeting between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California in early April, followed by China's military drills around Taiwan, has further deteriorated U.S.–China relations.

Speaking at a reception attended by then-President Tsai Ing-wen during his Taiwan visit, Wong, then-deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asia and the Pacific, said the U.S. commitment to Taiwan's determination had "never been stronger."