Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun tells Bloomberg TV the island is focused on building up its relationship with the US, and sees cooperation on technology R&D, and investments as a critical area that will benefit both sides in securing a leadership role in high tech sectors.
China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, maintaining a steady growth rate as Beijing faces headwinds from three years of sluggish economic expansion and mounting geopolitical challenges from Taiwan to Ukraine.
U.S. relationship have regularly made headline news in Taiwan lately. Many in Taiwan compare Ukraine's fate to its own, as China continues to threaten an invasion.
Analysts say Beijing is ‘preoccupied’ with the economy this year and will keep up its carrot and stick approach to Taiwan reunification.
Former United Nations ambassador Susan Rice warned that President Trump’s actions with ending the Russia-Ukraine war could have potential repercussions with China and Taiwan. Rice joined MSNBC’s Jen Psaki for an interview on Sunday,
Following an Oval Office blowup and a European-led summit, a path to ending the war in Ukraine seems more unclear than ever as new rifts emerge between the United States and the European Union. For China,
Former United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice said President Donald Trump's policy towards ending the war in Ukraine will embolden China to invade Taiwan.
Thousands of miles away from Ukraine, Taiwan is wondering whether it will be the next casualty of the changing moods in Washington, D.C. — and about what they can do to avoid a similar fate.