The best way to reverse this dynamic and achieve a substantial reduction in military activities around Taiwan is for both Washington and Beijing to show greater respect for each other’s core positions.

William Lai is lurching toward formal independence, which could trigger a catastrophic U.S.-China war, writes Lyle Goldstein.

Taiwan always keeps close tabs on high-level exchanges between Washington and Beijing, North American Affairs Department Director-General Wang Liang-yu (王良玉) said.

(CNN) — Taiwan has vowed to resist pressure from Washington to shift half of its chip production capacity to the United States, throwing down the gauntlet to the Trump administration. Washington has grown increasingly concerned about its heavy dependence ...

MARVIN PARK is Senior Vice President at American Global Strategies. He served as Director for Taiwan Affairs on the National Security Council from 2023 to 2024 and as U.S. Naval Attaché at the American Institute in Taiwan from 2016 to 2019. DAVID SACKS is Fellow for Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

The US Senate’s passage of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which urges Taiwan’s inclusion in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise and allocates US$1 billion in military aid, marks yet another milestone in Washington’s growing support for Taipei.

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Overseas, President Trump is on a five-day Asia trip to Tokyo, but the big story is his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.