TAIPEI—What Communist Party rulers in China fear the most is Taiwan's democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Dec. 18, describing Beijing as a threat seeking every day to undermine Taiwan and criticizing her main opponent for being too close to China

The day prior, Freedom House also published on its website a speech given by its president, Michael J. Abramowitz, at a banquet in New York City on July 12 to welcome Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

Then-President-elect Trump held a rare phone call with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s predecessor, Tsai Ing-wen, in December 2016.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she wanted to have “meaningful dialogue” with China but only when Beijing was willing to drop its antagonism and show mutual respect, in a speech on Oct. 10 when Taiwan celebrated its National Day.

Azar is due to meet with the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen along with health officials during a three-day visit aimed at highlighting cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus.

In contrast, the regime views the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as separatists and has refused to deal with the administrations of Tsai Ing-wen, and, now, President Lai Ching-te.

Speaking at a welcoming ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen extended a "heartfelt welcome" to Nauru President Lionel Aingimea, who took office in August and stopped over in Taiwan in September on the way back from the United Nations.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked Craft for “recognising #Taiwan’s contributions to public health & economic development and supporting our inclusion in the @UN system,” in a tweet on Wednesday.

Craft is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan on Jan. 13 for a three-day visit and will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Jan. 14, according to Taiwan’s Presidential Office spokesperson Xavier Chang.

"No matter whether you are Taiwanese or a foreigner in Taiwan, in the face of the virus we are all in the same boat," President Tsai Ing-wen wrote on her Facebook page, detailing the entry ban.

TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen asked people on March 17 not to travel abroad to ensure the coronavirus is not brought back to the island, as the government announced its first double-digit rise in cases, all imported from overseas.

Huang also recruited a former political adviser at Lai’s office—during Lai’s tenure as vice president under the previous administration of Tsai Ing-wen—through Chiu Shih-yuan.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen then visited an air base in Penghu island, located in the middle of the Taiwan Strait, to show appreciation for Taiwan’s troops. “How can we let others show off in our airspace?” she said on Tuesday.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Sept. 3 as the two states sought to bolster ties despite opposition from China.

The delegation met with President Tsai Ing-wen the next day and also met with high-level officials from the Ministry of National Security, Foreign Affairs and National Defense of Taiwan.

To be fair, no leader wants to face the kind of decision contemplated here, and President Tsai Ing-wen would want to seek the advice of those who know much more about the matter than this writer before making it.

But China blocked further participation after the election of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who China views as a separatist, a charge she rejects.

(SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images) Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen posted on Facebook: “On June 4, the vaccine from Japan is arriving in Taiwan.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen posted a picture on her Twitter page of Taiwan's flag fluttering next to the U.S. one under the words "Friends in freedom, partners in prosperity," to welcome Trump's signing of the law.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday visited a Hong Kong bookstore that re-opened in Taipei after its part-owner was abducted to the Chinese mainland, in a show of support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and opposition to the national security

They also called on Taiwan to be admitted as an observer to the WHO, a status that it had from 2009 to 2016 until being blocked by Beijing in 2017 following the election of President Tsai Ing-wen, known for her tough-on-China stance.

The move comes days after the Solomon Islands cut off ties with Taipei and deals a fresh blow to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking re-election in January.

The CCP’s magazine published its simulation video on May 20, 2020, the day of the presidential inauguration of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen.

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has made bolstering Taiwan’s military capabilities a priority.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presided at the exercise in the southern county of Changhua, not far from one of the island’s main air bases at Taichung, which comes amid perceptions of a rising military threat from China, whose rulers claim the island

TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen urged parliament on Dec. 25 to have more discussion on a proposed anti-infiltration bill which the government says is needed to combat Chinese communist regime's influence and has been condemned by the main opposition

The government is already rolling out a stimulus package, and President Tsai Ing-wen said in total they would be spending T$1.05 trillion ($35 billion), including a second round of measures.

Taiwan attended it as an observer from 2009-2016 when Taipei-Beijing relations warmed, but China blocked further participation after the election of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who China views as a separatist, charges she rejects.

This election is much like the U.S. midterm elections and is a potential preview of the 2024 election where the Taiwanese citizens will decide who will replace President Tsai Ing-wen (Democratic Progressive Party [DPP]).

However, this has raised objections from the Chinese regime, which views Taiwan as part of its territory, and it has blocked the island’s participation in the WHA since President Tsai Ing-wen was elected in 2016.