Lai Ching-te

With chips, investments and defense hikes Taiwan aims to appease Trump. Will it work?

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From semiconductor fabs in America to tariff deals and defense budgets chock-full of U.S. weapon purchases, Taipei continues to make headline-grabbing efforts to win Donald Trump’s favor amid concerns that the U.S. president could make Taiwan-related concessions as he angles for a trade deal with China. But is the strategy working? Experts say it’s a … Read more

China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan Are a Warning to Its President

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China launched military exercises pressing in on Taiwan on Tuesday, sending warships and fighter planes in what Beijing said was a warning to the island democracy’s president, Lai Ching-te, after he called China a “foreign hostile force.” Chinese land, navy, air and missile forces would “approach close” to Taiwan and practice “seizure of overall control, … Read more