China cut off all contact with Taiwan’s government in 2016 after President Tsai Ing-wen refused to endorse its claim that the island and mainland together make up a single Chinese nation, with the Communist regime in Beijing being the sole legitimate

Since then, the CCP, which views the DPP as separatists, has refused to deal with the administrations of Tsai Ing-wen and, now, President Lai Ching-te.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen wrote in a post on Facebook, translated from Chinese: "I believe everyone is as surprised and sad as I am. Taiwan and Japan are both democratic countries with rule of law.

Further deadlock and heightened pressure from China is the likely outcome if Taiwan's independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen wins a second term this weekend, as is widely predicted.

Taiwan opened the door on Aug. 28, when President Tsai Ing-wen announced she would move to lift restrictions on imports of U.S. pork and beef.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party are the main targets of the CCP’s internet trolls. Wu Minzhou contributed to this report.  

Before leaving, Vystrcil is scheduled to meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, and take part in a forum hosted by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto U.S. embassy on the island, according to local media.

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However, since 2017, the year after Taiwan elected President Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)—which Beijing condemned—Taiwan has been barred by Beijing from taking part in the assembly and its meetings.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—President Tsai Ing-wen returned to Taiwan on July 22, after a 12-day trip to Taiwan’s four diplomatic allies in the Caribbean, with stopovers in New York City and Denver.

It has routinely sent bombers and other aircraft close to the island since President Tsai Ing-wen first took office in 2016. Beijing believes Tsai is pushing for the island's formal independence.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen rejects the proposal, which she calls a "failure."

Beijing-friendly Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS said on May 17 that President Tsai Ing-wen captured 41 percent support from the people, while progressive magazine Global Views reported that Tsai held 55.3 percent support on May 10.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, in a speech celebrating the island's national day last week, portrayed the regime as an aggressor in the region while saying she was willing to hold talks with Beijing.

Since President Tsai Ing-Wen took office in 2016, Taiwan has distanced itself from mainland China as Tsai continues to stand up against Beijing’s threats.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—China reacted with hostility after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen extended an olive branch for cross-strait talks during her National Day speech on Oct. 10.

China has been flying what it calls "island encirclement" drills on-off since 2016 when Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen first took office. Beijing believes Tsai, who won re-election last month, wishes to push the island's formal independence.

The reported doubling of U.S. troops on Taiwan is good news, but its deterrent effect is hobbled by the numbers released by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen—a very modest increase from 21 to 39. These small numbers are orders of magnitude too low.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei on Oct. 10, 2020.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The United States will "redouble" its efforts to ensure Taiwan's participation on the global stage, a senior U.S. official told President Tsai Ing-wen on March 5, amid the Chinese regime's efforts to prevent the island from having any international

Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) pose for a photo with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (center right) and other Taiwanese officials during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 15, 2022.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen responded by telling the Taiwanese people, “We will not bow to Beijing pressure.”

In response to Pompeo’s tweet, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen took to her Twitter account to applaud the growing bilateral ties.

Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the first director of Taiwan's New Southbound Policy Office established under President Tsai Ing-wen, told The Epoch Times in an exclusive interview of the importance of an

While most agree that war is not imminent, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned that more is at stake if Beijing makes good on past threats to seize the island by force if necessary.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, re-elected by a landslide this month on a platform of standing up to China, this week called on the WHO to set aside political considerations and grant it full access to virus updates.

Meanwhile, amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen ordered her National Security Council on Jan. 28 to create a task force to study how the confrontation could affect its long-running dispute with the Chinese regime

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Jan. 1 the island would not accept a "one country, two systems" political formula that the Communist Party in Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the democratic island, saying such an arrangement had failed

TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has written to Pope Francis to complain about Chinese pressure on the island Beijing claims as its own, saying China seeks to threaten its democracy and freedom.

TAIPEI—Taiwan "urgently" needs to pass a planned anti-infiltration law to face threats from China to penetrate the island, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Dec. 27, denouncing China's opposition to it as illogical and hypocritical.