Taiwan

country in East Asia

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.

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  1. Oct 5
    FBI Arrests Lai Family Surveillance Suspect
    BalancedShe was charged with acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, and U.S. authorities allege she surveilled Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s son, Ting-Yu Lai, and his family in Seattle.
    21articles
  2. Sep 28
    Trump Offered President Xi Weapons
    Left & CenterThe remark landed inside a long fight over Taiwan, where U.S. law requires Washington to provide defensive arms despite not formally recognizing Taiwan as a country.
    17articles
  3. Sep 27
    Trump Asked Xi About Arms
    BalancedThe comments followed Xi’s Washington visit last week, where he and Trump discussed U.S.-China ties, including Taiwan.
    6articles
  4. Sep 25
    Trump-Xi Summit Makes Little Progress
    BalancedThe visit produced no major breakthrough on trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence or China’s ties to Iran, while the main policy result was a short trade-truce extension to January.
    65articles
  5. Sep 24
    Trump Shows Xi Jinping Ballroom
    BalancedXi’s first White House visit in more than a decade came as the countries faced disputes over trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, Iran and strategic power.
    53articles
  6. Sep 23
    Trump Welcomes Xi Jinping
    BalancedIt comes as the countries clash over tariffs, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, rare-earth minerals, and export controls.
    38articles

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