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Taiwan’s President Begins Hawaii Stopover Despite China’s Protests
While in the U.S. for a transit, Lai plans to visit the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, explore a war memorial and a museum dedicated to Pacific Island history and attend a di
Taiwan's president departs for Pacific visit with a two-day stop in the US. China isn't happy
Taiwan’s president departed for his trip to the South Pacific that will include a two-day transit in the U.S., his first since assuming office, though few details about his itinerary are public
Taiwan’s President Visits Pacific Islands to Counter China’s Influence
Taiwan’s president set off on a mission on Saturday to shore up relations with some of his island democracy’s shrinking band of diplomatic allies: three tiny Pacific Island nations that have taken an outsize importance in Taiwan’s struggle against Chinese efforts to push it off the international stage.
China urges utmost caution by US ahead of Taiwan president's Hawaii trip
China urged the United States on Friday to exercise the "utmost caution" on relations with democratically governed Taiwan, ahead of a sensitive trip its President Lai Ching-te starts this week to both Hawaii and Guam,
US Defies China to Greenlight Taiwan President's Pacific Stopovers
China has previously responded aggressively to U.S. transit stops by Taiwanese leaders. In April 2023, Beijing conducted three days of military exercises around Taiwan after Lai's predecessor, former President Tsai Ing-wen of the DPP, met then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during a U.S. stopover en route to Central America.
Taiwan President Lai in US for Pacific tour amid rising tensions with China
Beijing especially bristles at official exchanges between Taiwan and the United States, which does not recognise Taipei diplomatically but is its most important backer and biggest supplier of arms
Ahead of Taiwan president's Hawaii trip, China says it will defeat secessionism
China's military on Thursday vowed to defeat all attempts at secessionism and urged the United States not to send the wrong signals on Taiwan independence, ahead of a trip by Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te to Hawaii as part of a Pacific tour.
Taiwan's Lai flies to US to start tour of Pacific, angering China
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will leave Saturday on a week-long tour of the Pacific that includes a stopover in Hawaii, which has ignited fiery threats from Beijing.Lai, on his first trip abroad since taking office in May,
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te departs for Pacific visit with 2-day stop in US, angering China
Taiwan's president departed Saturday for a trip to the South Pacific that will include a two-day transit in the U.S., his first since assuming office.
Taiwan's president arrives in Hawaii for a 2-day stop in the U.S. as part of South Pacific visit
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has arrived in Hawaii for a two-day transit in the U.S. as part of a trip to the South Pacific, his first since assuming office.
Taiwan's Lai arrives in US for start of Pacific tour
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived Saturday in the United States for the start of a week-long tour in the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy, but has sparked fury in Beijing.
Would the US win a war with China over Taiwan? US lawmakers briefed on the potential outcome
House lawmakers were briefed Wednesday about the potential outcome of a U.S.-China war over Taiwan within the next two years, ...
Taiwan's leader embarks on first overseas trip including US stopovers
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te departed Taipei on Saturday for what is his first overseas trip to the allies of the ...
On the axis: China, Taiwan, and lessons from Israel’s conflicts
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Paraguay, one of Taiwan's 12 remaining allies, says it won't break ties in favor of China
Paraguay's foreign minister said his country is committed to its relationship with Taiwan and has no plans to break off their ...
Trump has assembled a team of China hawks. How will Beijing respond?
One called China an “existential threat.” Another called for a “whole-of-society effort” to confront China and was sanctioned ...
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Taiwan braces as China ramps up military maneuvers
The Chinese army is increasing its presence around Taiwan ahead of President Lai Ching-te's visit to Pacific nations. This ...
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Doing the right thing today, in Ukraine, is a bargain compared to emboldening China and fighting a war against the People's ...
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