Lai Ching-te

Taiwan pushes back at China patrols with Coast Guard trip for foreign lawmakers

A Taiwan Coast Guard patrol vessel sailing near a China Coast Guard ship in the waters south of Kinmen, Taiwan.

Inside Taiwan’s nightmare scenario: Chinese blockade, earthquake, sabotage and invasion

President Lai Ching-te is pushing to harden the island’s war preparedness as Chinese military pressure on the democratically governed island intensifies.

Keep out of China’s clutches, Taiwan’s president tells military cadets

Military cadets toss their caps following a graduation ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan on June 30.

Taiwan hopes new US arms sale package can be approved soon, president says

President Lai Ching-te said Taiwan must not change course in strengthening its own defence capabilities.

Only Trump can say when he might follow through on proposed phone call to Taiwan leader, Taiwan says

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung holds a press conference with the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' Club in Taipei, Taiwan, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan President says he ‘won’t give up’ on defence spending after Parliament cuts

Soldiers applaud as Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrives for a group photo at the Guandu Area Command in New Taipei City, Taiwan on June 16, 2026.

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‘Charismatic but naive’: Taiwanese opposition KMT chief’s peacemaker pitch leaves US unimpressed

KMT chair Cheng Li-wun is welcomed on June 8 with lion dance performances at New York’s Chinatown by the overseas Taiwanese community.

Taiwan presses China to confront Tiananmen past

An armoured police car parked in the Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 3, 2026.

China criticises Czech Senate president’s trip to Taiwan

FILE PHOTO: Czech Senate Chairman Milos Vystrcil speaks during an interview with Reuters in Prague, Czech Republic, August 26, 2020. Picture taken August 26, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny/ File Photo

Taiwan condemns China after New York Times reporter expelled after presidential interview

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks at a news conference on the second anniversary of his taking office, at the presidential building in Taipei, Taiwan May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang//File Photo

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