Over Taiwan’s Qingming holiday weekend, as families cleaned ancestral graves and crowded around dinner tables, a familiar debate has resurfaced: should this island democracy rely more heavily on the United States for its security or try to reduce tensions by engaging with China?

The Chinese government is eyeing reunification with Taiwan, which may result in plenty of uncertainty in the tech sector.

Taiwan relies heavily on imports of fuel, with about 37% of its liquefied natural gas supply linked to Middle East routes via the strait, according to Goldman Sachs data. Shipping via the passage has ground to a virtual halt due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

Bank accounts in Singapore, apartments in Thailand, passports from the Caribbean – Taiwanese are making back-up plans in case China invades.

Taipei [Taiwan], April 8 (ANI): China’s efforts to penetrate Taiwan’s defences are becoming more structured, deliberate, and sharply focused, with a notable shift towards recruiting lower-ranking military personnel,

In a speech delivered at Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, Kuomintang chair says cross-strait divisions are rooted in historical wounds.

Taiwan’s new vehicle market expanded by 5.5% to 39,318 units in March 2026 from 37,281 units in the same month last year, according to registration data compiled by Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation.

HSINCHU, Taiwan -- The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association is calling on the government to stockpile strategic raw materials such as helium and liquified natural gas and voicing support for the reopening of nuclear power plants amid concerns that conflict in the Middle East could disrupt long-term supplies of critical materials and energy.