Raymond Greene, the most senior U.S. official in Taiwan, said Washington will not abandon its commitment to the island.

Officially, the US acknowledges China's position while supplying the island with weapons to defend itself in the event of an attack. All this makes Taiwan one of the most important geopolitical flashpoints in the world. On both sides of the Taiwan Strait people have grown accustomed to the uncertainty and tension.

Officials have pointed to China and Russia as likely culprits, but legal challenges make prosecutions difficult.

The U.S. is Taiwan's ace in the hole as it faces China's threats, so does Trump's fickle foreign policy fuel concern, or does Taipei have "a better hand"?

In the early 2000s, Russia and China had heeded US preferences regarding the Korean Peninsula by engaging in multilateralism with the Six-Party Talks to deal

Almost from the day Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, more than three years ago, officials in China and Taiwan – and experts around the world – have watched the conflict for lessons about modern warfare,

Following an Oval Office blowup and a European-led summit, a path to ending the war in Ukraine seems more unclear than ever as new rifts emerge between the United States and the European Union. For China,

The US would not abandon its commitment to Taiwan, and would make Taiwan safer, stronger and more prosperous, American Institute in Taiwan Director Raymond Greene said.

A senior Taiwan official pointed to companies in Ukraine including Uber and Microsoft which continued to provide critical services.

In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the course of Taiwan’s history.

Taiwan and the Czech Republic, living in the shadow of Russia and China, have found common cause.

Taiwan needs to dramatically hike defense spending to around 10% of gross domestic product in order to deter a war with China, President Donald Trump's nominee to become a top Pentagon policy advisor said on Tuesday.