As Donald Trump takes office promising to end the war in Ukraine, Taiwan is watching closely. Taipei is looking to preempt concerns raised by Trump over military aid and the island's semiconductor industry,

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has identified a link between Russia’s war in Ukraine and a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait.

The United States will not abandon its allies in the Pacific and the incoming Trump administration should renew its commitment to providing Taiwan with the means to defend itself, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in Taipei on Friday.

Russia on Wednesday launched a wave of missiles and drones at Ukrainian energy facilities, intensifying a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine. The barrage came a day after Kyiv said it had carried out its largest aerial attack of the war on Russian army factories and energy hubs hundreds of kilometers from the front line.

Taiwan will dispatch its navy if needed to help the coast guard respond to any suspicious activity near undersea communication cables, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Thursday, after a Chinese-linked ship was suspected of damaging one.

Diplomatic efforts must be considered to bring peace between Moscow and Kiev, the German chancellor has said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

Taiwan will step up the surveillance and management of ships carrying flags of convenience, including boarding them, after a Chinese-linked cargo vessel was suspected of damaging an undersea communications cable,

Russia’s military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles ...

Taiwan’s military is considering recruiting foreign fighters to address a troop shortage as pressure from China grows.

Taiwan's coast guard has said that it suspects a ship damaged an undersea communications cable over the weekend, but that bad weather prevented its personnel from boarding the vessel to investigate. The coast guard had said on Saturday that a ship registered both to Cameroon and Tanzania was suspected of damaging an undersea communications cable northeast of the island.

In a significant development, Ukraine and the United Kingdom have signed a 100-year partnership agreement, details of which were shared on Thursday.

The Russo–Ukrainian war is expensive and dangerous. After taking the oath of office Trump will have no more important duty than addressing the conflict and ensuring America’s exit. His highest obligation is to the people of this nation.