In comments last month, US President Donald Trump hit out at Taiwan, once again accusing Taiwan of stealing the American semiconductor industry. This time around, however, Trump went on to state that he would place tariffs on Taiwan of up to 100%, with a focus on semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC...
Recent comments by US President-elect Donald Trump have called for the US to annex Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal. Trump has also suggested renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” With Trump set to take office today, this already shows the instability that is potentially ahead for Taiwan with a second Trump presidency...
In the wake of the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, debates have broken out in Taiwan about how to ensure the strength of US-Taiwan ties. Most suggestions have been that Taiwan should increase the amount of money that it spends on defense in order to placate the US. Taiwan currently spends 2.5% of its GDP on defense, which is comparable to members of NATO...
While the US presidential election has yet to be formally called, results currently suggest that the winner will be former US president Donald Trump. As such, Taiwan will soon need to contend with the possibility of a second Trump presidency...
Earlier this month, with the approval of the US Democratic Party’s 2024 platform, the policy document included the “Six Assurances” to Taiwan for the first time...
When pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted United States presidential contender Kamala Harris's speech at a campaign rally in Michigan this month, many undecided voters may have expected her to offer a few words about the country's diplomatic and financial support for the war on Gaza...
There was much discussion about the implications for Taiwan in the wake of the first US presidential debate, which took place late last month between Joe Biden of the Democratic Party and Donald Trump of the Republican Party. Biden is the current US president, while Trump is the former president, but Trump is running for reelection...
The US House approved 8 billion USD in foreign aid for Taiwan last week. This came as part of a package that contained an overall 95 billion USD in foreign aid, which included 60.8 billion USD for Ukraine and 26 billion USD for Israel...
Votes are still being counted for the US midterm elections, with many races still being up in the air. At present, Democrats have taken the Senate, while Republicans may end up controlling the House of Representatives...
