US-Taiwan relations

China 03/05/22, 21:19

On Wednesday, March 2, several U.S. senators proposed a bill to protect Taiwan from China's military threat by using financial sanctions to restrain Beijing's attempt to unify Taiwan by force. Lawmakers said in a statement: "Passing this bill will make clear to General Secretary Xi that if he mimics Putin's invasion, ...

China 03/05/22, 21:14

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Taiwan and will participate in events organized by the Vision Foundation: delivering a speech in the morning and attending a press conference in the afternoon on Friday (March 4), local time. During Pompeo's visit, from March 2 to 5, the Vision Foundation ...

China 03/05/22, 20:21

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received a presidential honor from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday, March 3, for his contribution to boosting relations with the island. However, the Chinese government criticized his record as "despicable." Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen appreciated Pompeo for his long-term support for the island when ...

Insights 03/04/22, 09:08

China has warned that the U.S. will have to pay a heavy price after the U.S. Navy sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait amid the war between Russia and Ukraine. At a regular press conference on March 1, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wen Bin said: “If the US wants ...

Insights 03/04/22, 08:58

At CPAC held in Orlando on Feb. 26, former deputy national security adviser Kathleen Troia McFarland made comments on China and Russia in an interview with the “China Insider” program. She said that the greatest strategic threat is the China-Russia alliance.McFarland explained that the combination of Chinese technology, money, and its ...

China 03/03/22, 21:47

U.S. President Joe Biden sent a special mission to Taiwan when the war broke out between Ukraine and Russia. According to Liberty Times Net, on March 1, scholars pointed out that the delegation members are cross-party senior officials familiar with Asian affairs across the Obama and Bush administrations, which indicates the ...

China 02/24/22, 15:15

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said on Wednesday, Feb. 23, that U.S. policy toward Taiwan has not changed and its support for Taiwan is rock solid. The American Institute in Taiwan also urged Beijing to stop military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan. On Feb. 23, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen ...

Opinion 02/16/22, 20:00

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, an expert on China's military security policy, wrote to the Wall Street Journal that U.S. should prioritize Taiwan over Ukraine. He also stated that China should not take the United States' distraction in Ukraine as an opportunity to invade Taiwan. According to the ...

China 01/29/22, 10:25

If the U.S. continues to support Taiwan's independence it could end up in a military conflict with China warns China's Ambassador to the U.S., Qin Gang, according to Reuters. During a radio interview on Friday with the U.S. National Public Radio Gang emphasized that "the Taiwan issue is the biggest tinder-box ...

China 01/26/22, 20:11

The U.S. Defense Department said on Monday, Jan. 24, that two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups had entered the South China Sea on Sunday, Jan. 23, for training. The announcement comes when China has just dispatched 52 large-scale military aircraft near Taiwan. A U.S. senior commander said the carrier's actions ...

China 01/25/22, 13:56

Republican Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska on January 20th introduced a legislation that seeks to penalize China’s economy with comprehensive sanctions if it attacks Taiwan. The bill, Sanctions Targeting Aggressors of Neighboring Democracies (STAND) with the Taiwan Act of 2022, is expected to be a different option for the US to ...

China 01/25/22, 13:25

About 58% of the US voters of all parties believe that the Biden administration should use US military power to protect Taiwan against aggression from China. The poll was carried out in mid-January by the Trafalgar group which has headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. This group has accurately predicted the result of ...

China 01/21/22, 20:29

The announcement that Taiwan's Vice President William Lai will stop over in the United States on his way to Honduras next week made the Chinese regime nervous, according to Reuters. Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang announced on Thursday, Jan. 20, the scheduled stopover of the Taiwanese Vice President in Los Angeles ...

China 11/15/21, 16:00

A former Chinese diplomat and current Chinese international relations analyst claimed that the Chinese regime would bomb the United States and Australia if they decided to 'interfere' with the reunification of Taiwan and China. Victor Gao, who served as a translator for former Communist dictator Deng Xiaoping who gave the order ...

China 10/21/20, 18:06

If Democrat Joe Biden were elected president, he would undermine the U.S.'s efforts to strengthen Taiwan relations. According to defense experts, his foreign policy strategy would negatively impact the region while creating problems that would support Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Heritage Foundation national security expert James Jay Carafano explained, "China will ...

China 08/10/20, 16:47

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 9 on a trip that is strengthening relations between the two countries and fueling conflict with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which considers the big island part of its territory. "Thank you, President Tsai, for welcoming me to ...

China 07/15/20, 17:44

The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed Washington's rejection of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims to the South China Sea. According to a Taiwan News press conference, the Taiwanese government accepted the U.S. position on the South China Sea and expressed interest in being included in a multilateral dispute resolution ...

Politics 03/27/19, 02:38

A roster of US congress members, some ideologically opposed to China, work with PACs and academics to help Taiwan raise its international status