More than a week after Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) cancelled a planned visit to Eswatini because three Indian Ocean countries on his route
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Taiwan President Cancels Diplomatic Trip Due to Pressure From China
Taiwan’s constrained official diplomacy took a further blow this evening after the Presidential Office announced that President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德)
Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings: February to March 2026
Taiwan-U.S. Trade Deal Taiwan signed a tariff-reducing trade deal, the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, or ART, with the U.S. on February 12. The
German Chancellor Doesn’t Pull Punches Ahead of China Visit
German chancellor Friedrich Merz will arrive in China on Wednesday for his first visit to the country while in office. He is expected to focus on
Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings: November 2025 to January 2026
KMT in China Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) went to China on December 28 for the Taipei-Shanghai Twin-City
Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings: September-October, 2025
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) visited New York in September, the same week as the United Nations General Assembly. Lin’s full
Taiwan Makes Europe Diplomacy Breakthrough
Taiwan launched a charm offensive in Europe this week, with two of its top stateswomen making keynote addresses on threats to Taiwan’s democracy and
Taiwanese Officials Made Previously Unreported Visits to France and Belgium
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) reportedly visited Paris this autumn, and National Security Council advisor Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉) visited
Exclusive: Taiwanese Foreign Minister Made Secret Trip to the Netherlands
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) made a previously undisclosed trip to the Netherlands in September, Domino Theory has
The Taiwanese Foreign Minister’s Secretive Summer
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) has had a busy few months, going to many countries, including some that senior Taiwanese officials
Does it Help Taiwan When Visiting Former Leaders Speak Up?
It’s a familiar scene. A former politician from one of Taiwan’s democratic partners, but not diplomatic allies, stands on a podium in Taipei and says
Pangolin Diplomacy: How Taiwan’s Pangolins Came to Prague
In April 2022, two animals left Taipei Zoo and began a long journey to Prague in the Czech Republic. There, an unexpected event would propel them to