Taiwan This Week

2025-0516: Six Assurances to Taiwan Act Introduced in House; PORCUPINE Act Introduced in Senate; Taiwan Holds First HIMARS Live-Fire Drill

Landmark Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Codify Six Assurances to Taiwan and Bolster U.S.-Taiwan Deterrence On May 15, a bipartisan group of lawmakers…

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2025-0509: House Passes Taiwan International Solidarity Act and Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act; Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act Reintroduced; Taiwan, U.S. Hold 1st In-Person Tariff Meeting

House Passes Taiwan International Solidarity Act and Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, Strengthening U.S.-Taiwan Ties On May 5, the U.S. House of Representatives…

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2025-0502: New Poll Shows Most Americans View Taiwan as Independent; Origin Proof Required for Taiwan’s U.S. Exports; TSMC Breaks Ground on 3rd Arizona Fab

New Poll: 82% of Americans View Taiwan as an Independent Country, Majority Support U.S. Diplomatic Recognition According to a new poll…

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2025-0425: U.S. Mission to the UN Slams China’s Misuse of UNGA Res. 2758; U.S. Warship Transits Taiwan Strait; Philippines Eases Taiwan Exchange Rules

U.S. Condemns China’s Misuse of UNGA Resolution 2758 at Security Council Meeting On April 23, during a United Nations (UN) Security Council…

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2025-0418: Sen. Ricketts Leads Congressional Delegation to Taiwan; Taiwan, U.S. to Hold Further Tariff Talks Soon; Taiwan Deemed U.S. “Core Interest”

U.S. Congressional Delegation Reaffirms Support for Taiwan’s Defense as President Lai Calls for “Non-Red Supply Chains” On April 18, President Lai Ching-te said…

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2025-0411: Taiwan’s Response Strategy to U.S. Tariffs; Colby Confirmed as U.S. Defense Policy Chief; Taiwan Among First for U.S. Tariff Talks

President Lai Outlines Strategy in Response to U.S. Tariffs Taiwan will rapidly expand procurement of U.S. goods and arms and remove…

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2025-0404: U.S. 32% Tariff on Taiwan; Countering China’s Claims Over Taiwan; Taiwan International Solidarity Act and Taiwan Allies Fund Act Reintroduced; China’s Military Drills Near Taiwan

Taiwan Criticizes U.S. 32% Tariff as “Unfair” and “Unreasonable” On April 3, Taiwan’s Executive Yuan criticized the United States’ newly announced 32 percent tariff…

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2025-0328: Senate Committee Passes Bill on Taiwan Guidelines Review; AIT Director Greene Reaffirms U.S. Support; Schriver Urges Stronger U.S. Military Training for Taiwan

U.S. Senate Committee Passes Bill to Review Taiwan Engagement Guidelines On March 27, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations passed the…

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2025-0321: Bill Introduced to Refer to Taiwan as “Taiwan” Instead of “Chinese Taipei”; Trump Opposes Any Forced Change to Taiwan’s Status, Says Rubio; G7 Reaffirms Support for Taiwan

Rep. Donalds Introduces Bill to Refer to Taiwan as “Taiwan,” Not “Chinese Taipei” On March 14, U.S. Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) introduced…

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