For decades, the Republic of China in Taipei also claimed to be the legitimate Chinese government, but in 1971 Beijing took ...

For decades, U.S. presidents have remained steadfast in their defense of the tiny Asian ally from its neighboring giant.

Taiwan is a sovereign and democratic country and the expression “Taiwan independence” means the island neither belongs to nor is subordinate to Beijing, Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te said on Sunday ...

U.S. President Donald Trump had said arms sales to Taiwan would be on the agenda for his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping which ended Friday.

This article was originally published on CFR.org and updated by NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Taiwan, officially known ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted President Trump and offered the U.S. a "new vision" of relations more focused on trade and collaboration than on confrontation. Trump in turn, offered a future in ...

It's a verbal tightrope American presidents have had to walk for nearly 50 years, where even small slip-ups when stating official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China can trigger geopolitical alarm ...

David Sacks is a fellow for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Taiwan has made impressive strides in enhancing its resilience to Chinese military and economic coercion, but an ...

Taiwan is a sovereign and democratic country and the expression “Taiwan independence” means the island neither belongs to nor is subordinate to Beijing, Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te said on Sunday ...