Hualien, Taiwan: From the second floor balcony of his modest home, Lee Jin-He can see over a barbed wire fence into an airfield where F-16 fighter jets scream down the runway on a near daily basis.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Taiwan, saying it has taken away American semiconductor business and that he wants manufacturing to return to the United States. Trump has ...

Like Moscow’s claim Ukraine is rightfully Russian territory, China claims the self-governing island of Taiwan as its own. Chinese President Xi Jinping has not ruled out taking it by force.

China has accused the Trump administration of “serious regression” in its position on Taiwan, after the State Department removed a line from its website stating that the US does not support ...

On February 16, 2025, the U.S. State Department quietly updated its fact sheet on Taiwan-U.S. relations, removing the long-standing phrase: “we do not support Taiwan independence.” At first ...

The US State Department has removed the phrase "we do not support Taiwan independence" from a fact sheet on its website. A spokesperson told NHK on Monday: "As is routine, the fact sheet was ...

Taiwan expressed approval after the U.S. State Department removed a statement on its website that said it does not support the island’s independence. The phrase “we do not support Taiwan ...

President Donald Trump's State Department angered Chinese officials last week after deleting a key phrase declaring U.S. opposition to Taiwan's independence. The State Department's fact sheet on U ...

China's Foreign Ministry took issue Monday with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan. The United States has “gravely ...

Beijing — China's Foreign Ministry took issue Monday with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan. The United States "gravely ...

BEIJING, China — China's Foreign Ministry took issue Monday with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan. The United States has ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te speaks at a ...