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☆ The dangerous parallels between Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine and Xi’s claims on Taiwan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Will Ripley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

What is happening is to a certain extent, an element of a civil war,” Putin claimed. The island remained a Japanese colony for half a century until the end of World War II, when it came under the control of China’s ruling Nationalist government. Today Xi is expanding China’s military at a pace the world hasn’t seen in a century – since before World War Two. Long-time China analyst Steve Tsang, author of “If China Attacks Taiwan,” once told me that Xi’s military build-up is, by comparison, larger than Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan combined. Many here in Taiwan fear it’s only a matter of time before Xi, like Putin, puts his words into action.

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☆ Opinion: The repercussions from Taiwan’s election will continue for years
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Opinion Lanhee J. Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —For the US, Saturday’s Taiwan election results signal the continuation of heightened tension with China over the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty. This will be the case regardless of who wins the US presidential election in November. In fact, support for Taiwan is one of the few policy issues on which there is agreement between Republicans and Democrats. Overall, Taiwan’s voters chose continuity over change by delivering a victory to Lai and the incumbent DPP. Taiwan's President-Elect, Lai Ching-te (left), celebrates with his running mate, Hsiao Bi-khim, during a rally outside the headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei on January 13, after winning the presidential election.

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☆ China's 'carrot-and-stick' approach to Taiwan may differ at government vs. societal levels: Expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailChina's 'carrot-and-stick' approach to Taiwan may differ at government vs. societal levels: ExpertDennis Weng of Sam Houston State University discusses William Lai of the DPP's victory in the Taiwan presidential election, and his expectations of cross-strait relations.

Persons: Dennis Weng, Sam, William Lai Organizations: Sam Houston State University Locations: Taiwan

☆ Former US Officials to Visit Taiwan for Post-Election Talks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Two former senior U.S. officials will arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for post-election talks and underscore the U.S. government's "longstanding interest" in peace across the Taiwan Strait, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said. In a show of support for the government, a senior administration official said last week that President Joe Biden planned to send an unofficial delegation to the Chinese-claimed island. "As we have done previously following a Taiwan presidential election, the U.S. government has asked former senior officials to travel in their private capacity to Taiwan," AIT said, adding its U.S.-based Chair Laura Rosenberger would be accompanying. China has stepped up its military and political pressure against Taiwan over the past four years. Both have offered talks with China but been rebuffed.

Persons: Lai Ching, Joe Biden, Biden, Stephen Hadley, State James Steinberg, Laura Rosenberger, Taiwan's, Lai, Tsai Ing, Ben Blanchard, Michael Perry, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: U.S, Democratic Progressive Party, The American Institute, National Security, State, Reuters Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Taipei, Beijing, U.S, China

☆ White House prepares for Taiwan presidential elections and 'period of higher tension'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' week in Woodside, California, Nov. 15, 2023. A senior Chinese liaison to Taiwan warned recently that Saturday's election would be a choice between "peace and war." Depending on the outcome, they could also trigger an increase in Chinese military activity in and around the island. Taiwan has reported myriad attempts by the Chinese government to influence the election via disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks and economic coercion. These meetings build on President Joe Biden's November one-on-one with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, which aimed to end the bitter freeze that has characterized recent U.S.-China relations.

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Biden, Washington, Lai Ching, Hou Yu, Ko Wen, Jon, Joe Biden's, Xi, Taiwan's Organizations: Economic Cooperation, U.S ., Democratic Progressive Party, U.S, ih, Pentagon, National, White House Locations: Asia, Woodside , California, Taiwan, China, Beijing, U.S, United States, Washington, Taipei, San Francisco

☆ Vote counting begins in closely watched Taiwan election
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

With China intensifying its rhetoric on its claim over Taiwan, global observers are billing this Taiwan election as highly pivotal for security in the Asia-Pacific at a time of testy U.S.-China relations. If Lai and Hsiao win the Jan. 13 vote for the Taiwan presidential office, it would mark the first time any political party has stayed in office for more than two consecutive terms since Taiwan introduced direct presidential elections in 1996. Campaign posters for various legislative member candidates in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. China's Taiwan affairs office has characterized the self-ruled island's election as a choice between "peace and war, prosperity and decline." "China has always meddled whenever there is an election in Taiwan, but this time, it's the most serious."

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☆ China’s Best Hope for the Taiwan Presidential Election Just Fell Apart
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Joyu Wang | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A supporter of the opposition Nationalist Party waves a Taiwanese flag outside the Central Election Commission. Photo: Annabelle Chih/Getty ImagesTAIPEI—A last-minute effort by Taiwan’s opposition parties to combine forces in a coming presidential election has crumbled in spectacular fashion, increasing the likelihood that the island democracy will continue as a central flashpoint in ties between the U.S. and China. Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party, also known as the Kuomintang, struck a surprise deal last week with the Taiwan People’s Party to unite in a coalition ticket favoring friendlier ties with China that political analysts said had a real shot of coming out on top in the island’s presidential contest in January.

Persons: Annabelle Chih Organizations: Nationalist Party, TAIPEI, U.S, Kuomintang, Taiwan People’s Party Locations: China

☆ Terry Gou: Foxconn founder drops out of Taiwan presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Wayne Chang | Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Taipei/Hong Kong CNN —Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, withdrew from the race to become Taiwan’s next president on Friday, just hours before the deadline to formally register as a candidate. “I have never yielded in the battlefield of international business,” Gou said in a statement, without providing a specific reason for the retreat. “For the future of the Republic of China, choosing to yield is all the love I can give to my homeland,” Gou added, referencing Taiwan’s official name. Gou founded Foxconn, established as Hon Hai Precision Industry in Taiwan, in 1974. Shortly after he announced his bid, Chinese state media reported that Foxconn was under investigation by authorities in China over land use and tax concerns.

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Lai, vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate, has almost consistently led opinion polls ahead of an election taking place amid increased Chinese pressure on Taiwan to accept Beijing's sovereignty claims. Vincent Chao, spokesperson for the Lai campaign, declined to comment on Hsiao's role but said an announcement on a running mate would be made on Monday. Randall Schriver, the former U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, described Hsiao as a "good partner in promoting U.S.-Taiwan relations." The DPP-led government says only Taiwan's people can decide their future, and has repeatedly offered talks with Beijing but been rebuffed. Like Lai, Hsiao is detested by China, which has on two occasions placed sanctions on her, most recently in April, saying she is an "independence diehard".

Persons: Lai Ching, Lai, Democratic Progressive Party's, Hsiao, Vincent Chao, Ivan Kanapathy, Randall Schriver, Chen Shui, Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee, Michael Martina, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Democratic Progressive, APEC, Asia, U.S . National Security Council, Reuters, Georgetown University, Patriot, Pacific Security Affairs, U.S, DPP, Taiwan Affairs Office, Thomson Locations: TAIPEI, United States, Washington, Taiwan, San Francisco, U.S, Taipei, Ukraine, China, Beijing, Japan

The logo of Foxconn is seen outside the company's building in Taipei, Taiwan November 10, 2022. Foxconn is facing a tax probe in China, two sources close to the company said on Monday, confirming a report in China's state-backed Global Times. China claims Taiwan as its own territory and Beijing detests Lai, whom it believes is a separatist. Speaking at a news conference in Taipei and asked about Beijing's probe into Foxconn, Lai said China should "cherish and treasure" Taiwanese companies given their help in that country's economic development. Taiwanese companies will lose their confidence in China and if they feel scared will shift production elsewhere, which will be a big loss to China, Lai added.

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☆ Foxconn founder Gou picks Netflix hit show actress as Taiwan presidential running mate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Terry Gou (L), founder and former chairman of Foxconn and independent Taiwanese presidential candidate, joins his hand with his running mate Lai Pei-hsia during a press conference in Taipei on September 14, 2023. Terry Gou, the founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn , on Thursday said his running mate in Taiwan's presidential election next year would be Tammy Lai, an actress who starred in a high-profile Netflix drama. At a news conference in Taipei, Gou introduced the veteran actress, author and singer Lai as his running mate. She played a presidential candidate in the hit Taiwanese Netflix show "Wave Makers" earlier this year. I told myself that last year I would set no ceiling for myself, and I didn't expect I'd actually be raised up this far," Lai told reporters.

Persons: Terry Gou, Lai Pei, Tammy Lai, Gou, Democratic Progressive Party's, William Lai, Lai Organizations: Apple, Netflix, Democratic Progressive, Kuomintang, Taiwan People's Party Locations: Taipei, Taiwan's, Taiwan

☆ Foxconn Founder Stirs Up Taiwan Presidential Race by Declaring Bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Chun Han Wong | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ China military action to US stopover would be election interference, Taiwan VP says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Taiwan's Vice President William Lai speaks during a welcome dinner in Asuncion, Paraguay, in this handout picture released on August 15, 2023. Taiwanese officials say China could launch military drills this week, using Lai's stopovers in the United States as a pretext to intimidate voters ahead of an election next year and make them "fear war". China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has an particular dislike of Lai who has in the past described himself as a "practical worker for Taiwan independence". China considers Taiwan to be its most sensitive and important political and diplomatic issue, and it is a constant source of Sino-U.S. friction. China says Taiwan has no right to state-to-state ties and has been trying to pick off Taiwan's remaining diplomatic allies.

Persons: William Lai, Lai, Tsai Ing, Kevin McCarthy, Lai's, Li Shangfu, Deb Haaland, King Felipe VI, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Taipei's, Ben Blanchard, Lincoln Organizations: Taiwan Presidential, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Taiwan, Central News Agency, U.S, Chinese Defence, Thomson Locations: Asuncion , Paraguay, Taiwan, Rights TAIPEI, U.S, China, Paraguay, United States, January's, New York, California, Central America, York, San Francisco, Taipei, Moscow, Asuncion, Honduras, Beijing

☆ Taiwan presidential frontrunner says no plans to change island's formal name
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The leading candidate to be Taiwan's new president, Vice President William Lai, said in an interview on Tuesday that he has no plans to change the island's formal name, but reiterated that Taiwan is "not subordinate" to China. It is not part of the People's Republic of China," he said in an interview with the Bloomberg news agency. "The current name, according to our constitution, is the Republic of China," Lai said, according to a transcript published by his campaign team. "And in respect to unifying Taiwanese society, President Tsai has used the term Republic of China (Taiwan) to describe our country. President Tsai Ing-wen cannot run again after serving two terms in office.

Persons: William Lai, Lai, Mao Zedong's, Tsai, Tsai Ing, Ben Blanchard, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Bloomberg, ROC, Thomson Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, China, Beijing, Republic of China, People's Republic of China, ROC, Paraguay, Taipei, New York, San Francisco

☆ Taiwan will not back down to threats, Taiwan VP says on US trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Taiwan's Vice President William Lai speaks during a luncheon in New York City, New York, U.S., in this handout picture released on August 14, 2023. Lai told a supporters lunch in New York on Sunday that "if Taiwan is safe, the world is safe, if the Taiwan Strait is peaceful, then the world is peaceful", according to Taiwan's presidential office. China considers Taiwan its most important diplomatic issue, and is a constant source of friction between Beijing and Washington, which is the island's most important international backer and arms supplier. Lai's speech was attended by Ingrid Larson, managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan, a U.S. government-run non-profit that carries out unofficial relations with Taiwan. China carried out war games around Taiwan in April after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen returned from California where she met U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy while also on a transit on her way back from Central America.

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☆ The founder of Apple's key supplier said the US stock market would collapse in '10 seconds' if war breaks out in Taiwan. He deleted the comment within hours of posting it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Foxconn founder Terry Gou said the US stock market would crash in 10 seconds if war were to break out over Taiwan. China claims self-ruled Taiwan — the world's top chip supplier — as its territory. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. China claims self-ruled Taiwan — the world's top chip supplier — as its territory and has been ramping up military drills around the island. Gou did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent to his verified Instagram account.

Persons: Terry Gou, Thomas Friedman, Friedman, Gou Organizations: Service, Wall, Facebook, New York Times, Hai Precision Industry, Bloomberg, Taiwan's, KMT, China Morning Post Locations: Taiwan, Ukraine, China, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Gou, Foxconn

BEIJING/TAIPEI, July 17 (Reuters) - China reacted with anger on Monday to a planned visit next month to the United States by "separatist" Taiwan presidential frontrunner Vice President William Lai, as the government in Taipei said it saw no reason to overreact to mere transit stops. Such transits infuriate China, which views them as covert support by the United States for Taiwan's separateness from China and challenge to Beijing's territorial claims. "China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, resolutely opposes sneaky visits by Taiwan independence separatists in any name or for any reason, and resolutely opposes any form of connivance by the United States to support Taiwan independence separatists," she said. Speaking to reporters, Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui declined to give details on Lai's U.S. transits, saying details would come later. Pena visited Taiwan last week and met both Lai and Tsai, who cannot run for office again after serving two terms.

Persons: William Lai, Lai, Santiago Pena, Tsai Ing, Tsai, Kevin McCarthy, Mao Ning, Pena, Alexander Yui, Yui, Liz Lee, Ben Blanchard, Kim Coghill, Lincoln, Michael Perry Organizations: Central America, Foreign Ministry, Taiwan, Foreign, U.S, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, TAIPEI, China, United States, Taiwan, Taipei, U.S, Taiwan's, Los Angeles, Central, Beijing, Paraguay, Republic of China

☆ Paraguay president-elect says committed to Taiwan, pitches investment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Paraguay's President-elect Santiago Pena speaks at a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, in this handout image released July 12, 2023. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERSTAIPEI, July 12 (Reuters) - Paraguay President-elect Santiago Pena said on Wednesday that he is committed to a relationship with Taiwan as he pitched investment opportunities he said should not be based on political or diplomatic considerations. Paraguay is the last South American country with formal relations with Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory. Meeting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, Pena said that as president he would stick with Taipei. Pena met Lai before meeting Tsai, though Taiwan's presidential office did not mention whether Lai would attend the inauguration.

Persons: Santiago Pena, Tsai Ing, Pena, William Lai, Lai, Tsai, Ben Blanchard, Robert Birsel Organizations: Taiwan, Taiwan Presidential, REUTERS, Reuters, Democratic Progressive, Thomson Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, REUTERS TAIPEI, Paraguay, American, China, Honduras, Beijing, United States

☆ Taiwan presidential front-runner says he can keep peace with China
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Lai, Taiwan's vice president and the candidate for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has consistently led the majority of opinion polls ahead of the January election. "I will support the cross-strait status quo - which is in the best interests of both the Republic of China, as Taiwan is formally known, and the international community. Lai is expected to visit the United States next month, according to diplomatic sources, as presidential candidates traditionally do, to discuss their policy agenda. Beijing views her as a separatist for refusing to accept the Chinese position that Taiwan and China are part of "one China". Both Tsai and Lai say that the Republic of China, Taiwan's formal name, is already an independent state, despite only 13 countries formally recognising it.

Persons: William Lai, Tsai Ing, Lai, Tsai, Mao Zedong's, Ben Blanchard, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Democratic Progressive Party, Beijing, Thomson Locations: TAIPEI, Taiwan, China, Republic of China, United States, Beijing, People's Republic of China

☆ War would bring disaster to China too, Taiwan presidential contender says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, April 15 (Reuters) - War over Taiwan would bring about a "global catastrophe" that China would find it hard to bear, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), William Lai, said on Saturday. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, staged war games around the island this month, expressing its anger at a meeting in Los Angeles between Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy. China said it had tested precision strikes and a blockade of Taiwan, whose government denounced the drills and rejects Beijing's territorial claims. Speaking at a campaign event in southern Taiwan's Tainan, Lai, currently Taiwan's vice president, said a war would have no winners, something he hoped China properly understood. "China should clearly realise that once war is launched on Taiwan, Taiwan will admittedly be directly harmed but it will also cause a global catastrophe China will find it hard to bear," Lai said, according to comments provided by the DPP.

☆ Taiwan president thanks fighter pilots as Chinese drills ebb
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoTAIPEI, April 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday thanked fighter pilots who scrambled against China's air force during its drills around the island and pledged to keep strengthening the armed forces, as Beijing's military activities around the island ebbed. On Friday morning, Taiwan's defence ministry said it had not spotted any Chinese military aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait in the past 24 hours. In its regular morning report on Chinese military activities in the previous 24-hour period, Taiwan's defence ministry said it had seen four Chinese military aircraft and eight Chinese warships around Taiwan. But in an accompanying map of China's activities it did not show any Chinese warplanes crossing the Taiwan Strait's median line, an unofficial boundary between the two. China says it does not recognise the median line and has since August, when it staged war games after then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flown fighter jets regularly across it.

☆ China sanctions U.S. Congress member for Taiwan visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

China sanctioned a United States lawmaker Thursday for his visit to Taiwan, saying he violated the "One China" principle that says Beijing has sovereignty over the island. The mainland's ruling Communist Party says Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949 amid a civil war, must be reunited with China by force if necessary. It's one of several rounds of sanctions China announced as tensions build between Beijing and Washington. McCaul, R-Texas, visited Taiwan from April 6 to 8 to discuss weapons deals between the U.S. and Taiwan, shortly after the sensitive meeting that drew China's ire. McCaul, who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has been advocating for a hard-line stance against China and closer ties with Taiwan.

☆ Foxconn founder Gou says will strive to be Taiwan presidential candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Column: The new US Social Security forecast: what it means for retirees, article with galleryUnited States category · April 4, 2023The forecast for Social Security got a bit more cloudy last week, with the program’s trustees projecting that the critical retirement program will run short of cash one year earlier than had been forecast last year.

☆ Explainer: Why is China so angry about Taiwan president meeting US Speaker McCarthy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Here are the key issues in Taiwan-U.S., China-U.S. and Taiwan-China relations, why China is so angry about the meeting and what it might do to express its anger:WHY IS CHINA SO ANGRY? China staged war games around Taiwan last August after then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei, and has threatened unspecified retaliation if the McCarthy meeting goes ahead. Taiwan's official name continues to be the Republic of China, though these days the government often stylises it as the Republic of China (Taiwan). She says the Republic of China and People's Republic of China are "not subordinate" to each other. Beijing says Tsai must accept that both China and Taiwan are part of "one China".

☆ US House speaker to host Taiwan president on Wednesday in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends a dinner banquet as she arrives for a visit in Belize, in this handout picture released on April 3, 2023. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERSWASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will host a meeting in California on Wednesday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, his office said, part of a sensitive U.S. stopover that has drawn Chinese threats of retaliation. China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly warned U.S. officials not to meet Tsai. "On Wednesday, April 5th, Speaker Kevin McCarthy will be hosting a bipartisan meeting with the President of Taiwan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library," his office said in a statement. The White House has urged China to not use Tsai's "normal" stopover in the United States as a pretext to increase aggressive activity against Taiwan.

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