China has no right to decide whether or not Taiwan is a country given it chooses its own government, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Wednesday, adding that he would be happy to shake the hand of his Chinese opposite number in friendship.

ORIANA SYLAR MASTRO is a Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and a Nonresident Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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Taiwan's president calls U.S. tariffs "frictions between friends" as trade talks continue, pledging defense strength and tech partnerships.

Taiwan authorities have questioned nearly a dozen celebrities for allegedly dodging their mandatory military draft. The series of high-profile interrogations is a symptom of a longstanding problem recruiting willing and able-bodied men into the military.

Taiwan's export orders surge in April fueled by global demand for AI, electronics, surpassing expectations, with U.S. as top customer.

No honeymoon for the leader called inflexible, ineffectual in relations with Washington, and still on a collision course with Beijing.