
Taiwan Floats Unprecedented Direct Talks Between Its President and Trump
Mixed messaging from the White House has prompted Republic of China officials to seek clarification after Trump Beijing visit.

Mixed messaging from the White House has prompted Republic of China officials to seek clarification after Trump Beijing visit.

May’s recent, rare U.S.-China meeting did little to reduce regional tensions.
The Baltic country is the only EU member state without diplomatic relations with the Asian giant.

A win for the sovereigntist and U.S.-backed William Lai, who is leading the polls, would be Beijing’s nightmare scenario.

U.S. recognition, and its avowed protection, of Taiwan’s sovereignty is deemed provocative by Beijing, which one day seeks to incorporate the island—whether peaceably or by force.