TAIPEI, Taiwan—Several city and county councils across Taiwan have recently passed motions urging the central government to advance legislation to counter China’s transnational repression.
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan lawmakers convened a parliamentary hearing on June 17 to examine the need for new legislation to strengthen the island’s legal framework against forced organ harvesting, aligning with international efforts to combat illicit organ
Citing one of the Six Assurances issued to Taiwan during the Reagan administration, he said, “The United States does not consult with [China] on its arms sales to Taiwan.”
(Taiwan Coast Guard Administration)
Japan, Philippines Drawn Into Dispute
Beijing claims Taiwan as part of China, although the Chinese Communist Party has never ruled the island. Taiwan is self-governed and rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims.
"First, it is to divide Taiwanese society, amplifying pro-China voices, which can also serve to further hinder efforts to advance U.S. arms sales [to Taiwan],” he said.
“Second, it is to divide Taiwan–U.S. cooperation.
a Chinese music event at National Taiwan University, and an attack in which Hong Kong singer Denise Ho was splashed with red paint during a visit to Taiwan.
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. President Donald Trump signed new bipartisan legislation on Taiwan into law on Dec. 2, drawing a swift protest from China’s communist regime, which regards Taiwan as part of its territory.
Japan is set to deploy missiles near Taiwan to deter threats from Beijing.
Nearly $1 billion dollars in U.S. taxpayer-funded research is linked to collaborations with Chinese labs—more notably, Chinese defense laboratories.
The Chinese communist regime claims Taiwan as part of China and has not ruled out the use of force to bring it under its control. Taiwan rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims.
Reuters contributed to this report.
China’s GDP growth dropped to a more than three-year low in the second quarter. We take a closer look at the engines driving the country’s economic growth—and which one is failing to fire. Taiwan’s 2027 defense spending of $35 billion is a new record for the island. It marks a 16 percent increase from a […]
–Taiwan Security Forum, organized by U.S.-based nonprofits the Consilium Institute, a public policy think tank, and the civic organization Hello Taiwan.
Lee Yu-wei, a senior official of the Administration for Cyber Security at Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs, speaks at a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 27, 2026.
China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control.
Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims and maintains that only its people can decide the island's future.
Would Taiwan fall to communist China if the U.S. doesn’t sell it more weapons? Would President Donald Trump withhold weapons to Taiwan as a negotiating tactic with China? These are key questions as Trump considers a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
Beijing claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims.
Legislators voted to reduce the originally proposed spending of 3.04 trillion New Taiwan dollars (about $95 billion) by 48 billion New Taiwan dollars (about $1.5 billion), but a 63.4 billion New Taiwan dollar (about $2 billion) budget for drone industry
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Jan. 20 that the world economy faces a single, outsized systemic vulnerability because advanced semiconductor production remains overwhelmingly concentrated in Taiwan, and that a blockade or destruction of the
The Chinese communist regime considers democratically governed Taiwan part of its territory and has never ruled out using force to bring the island under Beijing’s control.
He called Taiwan an important beacon of democracy in Asia.
China conducted large-scale military drills around Taiwan in December 2025. The exercises by the People’s Liberation Army included simulated blockades and joint operations.
He highlighted the real-world testing of Ukrainian technology and expressed hope that firms from Ukraine, Japan, and Taiwan could combine their strengths.
