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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… President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would speak with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, an unprecedented move for a U.S. …
Why China might react badly to any call between Trump and Taiwan's presidentA 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 →