Also known as: Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te · Taiwan President Lai Ching-te · President Lai Ching-te · President Lai
Taiwan's President, currently subject to Chinese surveillance targeting his family in the United States.
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US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader's family By AFP October 05, 2026 07:34 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, holds a press conference, following the vi …
US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader's familyThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeA woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's son and his family in the United States was arrested Sunday, US and Taiwanese officials said. …
US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader's familyCitizen Digital
Taiwan chip industry sees revenue soaring 40% in 2026 despite headwinds By AFP September 02, 2026 08:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te celebrates his victory in Taipei, …
Taiwan chip industry sees revenue soaring 40% in 2026 despite headwindsThe Standard
… "As the CCP's (Chinese Communist Party's) authoritarianism continues to expand, red terror is also spreading into every corner of the world," President Lai Ching-te told a security forum on Tuesday. …
Taiwan begins military drills as China pressure growsCitizen Digital
… In a rare moment of unity in the deeply divided parliament, lawmakers from President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive party joined the opposition in approving changes to allow a case-by-case review process that could exempt companies, such as Starlink, from these rules. …
Taiwan lawmakers remove legal hurdles for Starlink to operateCitizen Digital
… In a rare moment of unity in the deeply divided parliament, lawmakers from President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive party joined the opposition in approving changes to allow a case-by-case review process that could exempt companies, such as Starlink, from these rules. …
Taiwan lawmakers remove legal hurdles for Starlink to operateThe Standard
… Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te urged people in areas likely to be most affected by Bavi to remain on "high alert". …
Landslides kill 15 in Philippines as biggest typhoon in decades nears TaiwanThe Standard
… But it is not a criminal offence in Taiwan -- a situation lawmakers and experts say needs to change -- with Taiwanese prosecutors relying on other laws to go after offenders.Lawmaker Chung Chia-pin, who belongs to President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), plans …
Taiwan raids tech firms in China AI chip smuggling probeCitizen Digital
Taiwan launches website to collect intelligence on China By AFP June 15, 2026 09:36 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, holds a press conference, following the victory in the pres …
Taiwan launches website to collect intelligence on ChinaCitizen Digital
… Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said the self-ruled island -- claimed by Beijing -- "stands ready to provide humanitarian assistance". …
China rescuers search for missing after mine blast kills 82A 34-year-old woman was arrested by the FBI at Los Angeles airport while attempting to depart for China. She is accused of acting as an unregistered agent of China and surveilling Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te's son and his family, including filming their home and vehicles, while reporting information to Chinese handlers.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 34-year-old woman was arrested by the FBI at Los Angeles airport while attempting to depart for China. She is accused of acting as an unregistered agent of China and surveilling Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te's son and his family, including filming their home and vehicles, while reporting information to Chinese handlers.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A 34-year-old woman was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday accused of acting as an unregistered agent of China and surveilling Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's son and family in the United States, including filming their home and vehicles and reporting information to Chinese officials. The Taiwanese president's office said the case constituted "transnational repression," while the US FBI director warned that "America is no longer a safe place to run your espionage operations."
5 October 2026 · The Standard →
Taiwan's semiconductor industry is expected to see revenue jump 40 percent this year, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence chips, according to the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association president. Taiwan dominates global manufacturing of advanced chips used in smartphones and electric vehicles, though this has drawn friction with the United States, which has pressured Taiwanese companies to expand US production.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Taiwan's largest military drills of the year, the annual "Han Kuang" exercise running August 5-14, involve combat scenarios for troops and reservists practising responses to a potential Chinese invasion. Civilians will participate in exercises including air raid drills and temporary mobile internet slowdowns.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →
Taiwan lawmakers approved legislative changes to remove barriers for Starlink to operate satellite internet on the island, which is seeking backup telecommunications in case of conflict with China. The changes remove requirements that telecoms operators have a Taiwanese chairperson and caps on foreign ownership at 49 percent.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Taiwan's lawmakers approved legislative changes removing ownership and chairperson requirements that had deterred Starlink from operating on the island. Taiwan aims to secure backup satellite communications in case of war or natural disaster, as it currently relies on subsea cables and has no low Earth orbit satellites of its own.
21 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Typhoon Bavi triggered landslides that killed at least 15 people and left six missing on the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, while more than 2,000 in Taiwan were evacuated as the biggest typhoon in decades approached the region on Friday.
10 July 2026 · The Standard →
Taiwanese investigators raided offices of US company Super Micro Computer and two Taiwan-listed tech firms as part of an expanded probe into the alleged smuggling of advanced Nvidia AI chips to China, Macau and Hong Kong in violation of US export controls. Nine people are now under investigation, accused of forging documents to ship roughly 50 servers to China.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
Taiwan's National Security Bureau has launched a website inviting Chinese citizens who share democratic values to report intelligence on Beijing. The platform, modeled on practices of intelligence agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel, was introduced as Taipei accuses Beijing of using espionage and infiltration to weaken its defences.
15 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu shaft in Shanxi province on Friday killed 82 workers and left two missing, marking China's worst mining disaster in nearly two decades. Authorities said the mine operator committed serious safety violations, and an investigation has been launched.
24 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, a move he reiterated twice and that could strain U.S.-China relations and prompt Chinese military exercises around Taiwan. China's foreign ministry urged the U.S. to handle the Taiwan issue carefully and stop sending signals to Taiwan independence forces.
23 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →