Days before President Donald Trump departed for Asia where he will sit down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday for their first in-person meeting of his second term, the president refused to count out the possibility of America’s position on Taiwan getting tangled in US-China trade talks.

Norah O’Donnell quizzed the president about Taiwan following his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping last week

Cheng Li-wun’s surprise election as leader of the KMT party is also likely to widen domestic political divisions

The United States is ramping up efforts to accelerate the production of delayed F-16V fighter jets bound for Taiwan, as the island faces mounting military pressure from Beijing.

President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s latest push to get the self-governing island to come under Chinese control under a system of autonomy it uses for Hong Kong and Macau.

Cheng Li-wun, new chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party of island of Taiwan makes a speech when she formally assumes office on November 1, 2025. Photo: chinanews.com.c

People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday commemorated the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration to China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to press the U.S. to shift its policy on Taiwan when he meets this week with President Donald Trump, who is pushing for a trade deal.

Cheng Li-wun, who will lead Taiwan’s main opposition political party from 1 November after being elected last week, has taken a conciliatory tone regarding China, pledging to keep peace with the giant