Lai Touts Healthy Cross-Strait Party-to-Party Dialogue
On April 24, President-elect William Lai, in his capacity as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairman, for the first time proposed "constructive dialogue led by ruling parties on both sides of the strait."
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4/15 Taipower Bought Electricity at Sky-High Prices to Avert Blackout
On April 15, Taiwan faced a nationwide power rationing crisis exacerbated by consecutive days of blackouts in Taoyuan, sparking public outrage.
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Meeting with Ma Again, Xi Hopes for More Cross-Strait People-to-People Exchanges
Former President Ma Ying-jeou led a youth delegation to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of April 10.
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Subtle Changes in U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations on Eve of Lai's Inauguration
Former President Ma Ying-jeou embarked on a journey to mainland China on April 1.
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Former President Ma to Meet with Xi Again
Former President Ma Ying-jeou will visit China again on April 1, with his visit to Beijing sparking anticipation for a possible "Ma-Xi Meeting."
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Businesses Wary of Power Shortage Despite Government Assurances
President-elect William Lai visited the Hsinchu Science Park on March 19 for a closed-door meeting with semiconductor industry representatives, marking the first stop of his post-election five major industries' dialogue.
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Outgoing President Tsai Meets with Opposition Party Leader
After nearly eight years in office, President Tsai Ing-wen finally met with Chairman Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) two months before stepping down and arranged to meet with Chairman Eric Chu of the Kuomintang (KMT), hoping for unity across party lines to advance the nation.
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Defense Minister: Taiwan Strait on Brink of War
The Kinmen incident has led to a rising spiral of hostilities between Taiwan and China and precipitated a turbulent situation across the Taiwan Strait.
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Opposition Proposes Amendments to Shorten Naturalization Period for Mainland Spouses
Kuomintang (KMT) legislators are pushing for legal amendments to reduce the naturalization period for mainland Chinese spouses from the current six years to four years, aiming for equal treatment with other foreign spouses.
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TSMC's Global Strategy
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has inaugurated its Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) Kumamoto Fab with an investment of US$8.6 billion.
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