Hours after Donald Trump’s chilly inauguration in Washington, Taiwan’s parliament voted to freeze billions of dollars in defense spending, in a move some worry could frustrate the famously transactional president,
But Pence refused to endorse President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Pence and Trump fell out after the January 6th Capitol riot, and Trump, in turn, recently suggested that he wouldn't hire anyone who had worked for his former second-in-command.
The island’s ruling elite views Trump’s trade war with China favorably, believing that it stands to gain from US-China competition by deepening economic and military ties with the US imperialist bourgeoisie.
U.S. officials have long called on Taiwan to dramatically boost its defense spending as the power gap across the Taiwan Strait grows.
Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially tried to use Taiwan to gain leverage over Beijing. After taking a congratulatory call from then-Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen,
Donald Trump’s second term in office is getting off to a good start for China.
Changes in policy promised by the newly inaugurated Trump administration foreshadow a future in which uncertainty will be "the new normal" for financial markets amid rising geopolitical risks, Taiwan's top financial regulator said on Wednesday.
The former vice president called on Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Huang said he will be celebrating Lunar New Year with employees.
Before the bullets start flying, Wall Street dealmakers are starting to think about a peaceful way to make the deal, and just how feasible the deal might be.
Meanwhile, a slew of other tech executives including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are reportedly set to attend the events on Monday.
The U.S. State Department issued a "stop-work" order on Friday for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to a cable seen by Reuters, after President Donald Trump ordered a pause to review if aid allocation was aligned with his foreign policy.