The head of Taiwan's delegation to next week's inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president said on Saturday he was going there to extend the island's "highest blessings" to the United States. Taiwan,

Manila and Taipei, facing PLA confrontations, may need to depend less on the US and appeal to Trump’s transactional nature, analysts say.

The head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said on Thursday he expects continued firm support for the island from Donald Trump's incoming administration, but a U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement seen as critical for business had only a "modest" chance of happening.

Sen. Marco Rubio suggested doubling down on Taiwan's defense is the only way to make Xi Jinping think twice about an invasion.

Meanwhile, a slew of other tech executives including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are reportedly set to attend the events on Monday.

Taiwan’s trade surplus with the US surged to a record high in 2024, a haul that could rankle President-elect Donald Trump as he returns to the White House on a mission to eliminate America’s imbalances in commerce.

Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly declined to attend Trump's inauguration. The U.S. does not recognize Taiwan's sovereignty from China.

Mr Trump’s second term will not only be more disruptive than his first; it will also supplant a vision of foreign policy that has dominated America since the second world war. For decades American leaders have argued that their power comes with the responsibility to be the indispensable defender of a world made more stable and benign by democracy,

Tensions will come to a head Tuesday, when Taiwan’s parliament is due to vote on this year’s budget. The two parties that hold the majority are calling for substantial cuts, including to defense spending, that could complicate President Lai Ching-te’s plans to buy American arms both to fend off China and placate Trump.

In a new book, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner urges the U.S. and Europe to join together in a “Freedom Trade Alliance” against China, Russia and other autocracies.