Jimmy Lai could have fled Hong Kong when the Communists arrived in 1997. Hundreds of thousands of his fellow Hong Kongers did, making for the friendlier shores of Canada, Australia, and the United ...

HONG KONG, Jan 16(Reuters) - Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Thursday told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former U.S. general to advise former Taiwan president ...

HONG KONG - Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Thursday told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former U.S. general to advise former Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen in ...

Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te vowed to boost the island’s defences and improve economic resilience in a New Year’s Day speech, as he faces a serious challenge from the opposition ...

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to keep increasing the island’s defense spending and display its resolve to fight, as Beijing intensifies drills showcasing its ability to use military ...

Chiu also accused Beijing of "unfairly painting" Lai's administration as "provocative and unreasonable", while referring to Beijing's insistence that Taiwan belongs to a bigger Chinese polity ...

The Legislative Yuan yesterday rejected all seven nominees for the Constitutional Court, an expected outcome that could immobilize the court. President William Lai (賴清德) nominated the justice ...

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te reiterated his administration’s willingness to welcome equal and dignified exchanges with China but said Beijing remains the obstacle for both sides to resume ...

Hong Kong (AFP) – Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified on Thursday that he brokered meetings between former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and American establishment figures ...

Most politicians around the world would salivate at such high numbers maintained for so long. It is also unusual in Taiwan’s democratic era. President William Lai on Dec. 25 poses with boxer Ho Shan-i ...

Lai’s vows come as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House this month posing fresh uncertainty for Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy that produces the majority of the world’s ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te waves with the ...