Taiwan President Lai Ching-te spoke via video during the New York Times DealBook Summit Wednesday. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said China has shown recent signs ...
Live journalism from The Times. © 2026 The New York Times Company Dr. Lai Ching-te was born in 1959 in New Taipei City’s Wanli district. After receiving a B.S ...
Taipei — Images of Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te holding a plate of sushi were posted on social media on Thursday in a show of support for Tokyo after reports that China will halt Japanese seafood ...
Taiwan’s president is caught between domestic expectations and external pressures, with every move risking either political loss at home or strategic vulnerability abroad. Well into his presidency, ...
In a public Facebook post commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te called on all nations who love freedom and peace to stand together in the face of ...
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, May 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te offered his support and encouragement to the armed forces on Friday ahead of what the government has warned could be a new round of ...
After taking office, President Donald Trump told House Republicans that his administration planned to “return” semiconductor and pharmaceutical manufacturing to the United States. In stark contrast to ...
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has thanked emergency workers and reaffirmed a commitment to protecting the citizens of Taiwan in his first annual Lunar New Year address. One Fernando Mendoza throw ...
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te pledged to strengthen the island’s defenses in the face of escalating Chinese threats, saying in a New Year’s address on Wednesday that Taiwan was a ...
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s brief stop in Hawaii may have appeared understated – no formal US reception, no grand speeches – but its implications extend far beyond floral wreaths and banquets. On ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te arrived in Honolulu Saturday morning for a two-day visit -- his first time in the islands and the Pacific since taking office in May. Lai was ...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Thursday that his government would resist any attempt at forced annexation, in a closely watched National Day address that brought an immediate — and furious — ...