Tag: Taiwan

• Friday, September 25th 2026 - 09:37 UTC

  Trump and Xi end the state visit with the trade truce extended and no substantive deals

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington ended on Thursday with a two-month extension of the bilateral trade truce, agreed before the meeting itself, and no progress on the central issues dividing the two powers: tariffs, rare earths, agricultural purchases, Taiwan and export restrictions on advanced chips.

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• Monday, May 11th 2026 - 03:55 UTC

  Trade, Iran and Taiwan dominate agenda of Trump-Xi summit beginning Wednesday in Beijing

  

  China confirmed on Monday that US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit from 13 to 15 May at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. It will be the first trip by a US president to the country in nearly a decade —since Trump's own November 2017 visit— and will unfold against the backdrop of the US war against Iran, the fragile trade truce between the two powers, and the dispute over Taiwan's sovereignty.

• Friday, February 6th 2026 - 03:46 UTC

  Taiwan protests Uruguay–China statement calling the island an “inalienable” part of China

  

  Taiwan’s government issued a “strong protest and condemnation” after a joint statement released in Beijing by Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and China’s President Xi Jinping reiterated Montevideo’s adherence to the “one China” principle and described Taiwan as an “inalienable” part of Chinese territory.

• Friday, August 29th 2025 - 10:19 UTC

  Paraguay's Senate wants to explore shifting from Taipei to Beijing ties

  

  Paraguay's Senate has requested a report from the Foreign Ministry as to the reasons for the country's continued diplomatic recognition of Taiwan instead of mainland China. Paraguay is currently the only South American nation to formally recognize Taiwan.

• Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 19:45 UTC

  Paraguayan lawmaker suggests dropping Taiwan in favor of Mainland China

  

  Paraguayan Congressman Hugo Meza has called for a national debate on recognizing mainland China and severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan, arguing that his country was “wasting time” with the island Beijing holds for a rogue province.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:07 UTC

  Taiwanese President awaited in Paraguay next month

  

  Paraguayan President Santiago Peña on Monday announced that his Taiwanese colleague Lai Ching-te would visit the South American country next month. Paraguay is the only nation on the continent and one of only 12 countries globally that officially recognize Taiwan.

• Saturday, July 12th 2025 - 10:25 UTC

  Taiwan and Paraguay celebrate 68 years of diplomatic ties

  

  Foreign Ministers Rubén Ramírez Lezcano of Paraguay and Lin Chia-lung of Taiwan on Friday celebrated in Asunción 68 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations. The visiting mission includes a delegation of over 30 Taiwanese business leaders from strategic sectors such as semiconductors, information and communications technology (ICT), smart transportation, smart agriculture and livestock, construction and building, as well as high-tech smart textiles.

• Friday, July 11th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

  Paraguay reviews options regarding refueling along Paraná Waterway

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Ministry and private sector associations regarding fuel bunkering operations at kilometer 171 of the Paraguay-Paraná waterway started a round of discussions Thursday in Asunción after Argentina's customs authority announced a potential suspension of these operations.

• Tuesday, February 11th 2025 - 19:26 UTC

  Taiwan largest market for Paraguayan pork exports

  

  Taipei's Embassy in Asunción confirmed this week that Paraguay's pork exports to Taiwan grew by 108% last year, thus grabbing an 87% share of the South American country's shipments of the product, yielding revenues around US$ 29 million.

• Sunday, February 9th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

  Falklands, grounded jigger in Stanley Harbor refloated

  

  The Taiwanese jigger An Fong 168 grounded in shallow waters of Falkland Islands’ Stanley harbor, and with recovery delayed because of strong winds, was finally re-floated Thursday midday, 6 February, reported the Falklands Maritime Authority.