Taiwan’s army commissioned a new fleet of US-made Abrams M1A2T tanks on Friday in a ceremony attended by President Lai Ching-te, marking a significant step in the island’s ongoing effort to modernize its military amid rising tensions with China.

Taiwan's top trade negotiator said on Thursday that she had met with a senior U.S. trade official on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea, but could not provide any details of what they discussed.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – When Taiwan's chief delegate Lin Hsin-i (林信義) joined the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ meeting Friday, the international media center introduced him as the representative of Taiwan while showing the country’s flag.