Taiwan This Week

2024-0307: TSMC to Invest $100 Billion More in U.S.; Taiwan’s Fall Would Be “A Disaster,” Colby Says; Bill Introduced to Boost U.S.-Taiwan Travel

Trump, TSMC Announce Additional $100 Billion Investment in U.S. Semiconductor Expansion On March 3, U.S. President Donald Trump and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…

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2025-0228: Rubio Reaffirms U.S. Opposition to Forced Change in Taiwan’s Status; Bill Introduced to Review U.S.-Taiwan Engagement Guidelines; Resolution to Counter China’s Distortion of UN Res. 2758

Rubio: U.S. Opposes Any Forced or Coercive Change to Taiwan’s Status On February 26, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed the…

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2025-0221: U.S. Drops Wording on Not Supporting Taiwan Independence; U.S., Japan, ROK Highlight Taiwan Strait Peace; Canada’s Taiwan Strait Transit

U.S. State Department Removes Website Wording on Not Supporting Taiwan Independence On February 13, the U.S. State Department updated its website’s fact…

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2025-0214: Taiwan to Boost Defense Spending to Over 3% of GDP; Trump, Ishiba Call for Taiwan Strait Peace; First U.S. Taiwan Strait Transit Under Trump’s 2nd Term

President Lai Pledges to Raise Taiwan’s Defense Spending to Over 3% of GDP Taiwan’s government aims to increase defense spending to…

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2025-0207: Resolution Urging U.S.-Taiwan Diplomatic Ties; Bill Advocating Taiwan’s IMF Membership; Taiwan to Open U.S. Investment and Trade Centers

24 U.S. Lawmakers, Led by Rep. Tom Tiffany, Introduce Resolution to End “One China Policy” and Restore Diplomatic Ties with Taiwan…

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2025-0124: Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State; Stefanik Backs Taiwan’s Global Participation; U.S.-Taiwan Specialized Naval Training Program

FAPA Congratulates Marco Rubio on His Confirmation as Secretary of State The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) extends its congratulations…

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2025-0117: U.S. House Passes Taiwan Double-Tax Relief Bill; TikTok Ban Upheld by Supreme Court; Defending Taiwan “Critical,” Rubio Says; Taiwan Exempt from U.S. AI Export Controls

FAPA Applauds the House’s Passage of the U.S.-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) applauds the…

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