Taiwan FM hails importance of US relationship, says group visits ‘contribute to peace and stability’

TAIPEI, Taiwan – The United States should increase and promote both official and unofficial contacts with Taiwan’s government and the Taiwanese military during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, regardless of the inevitable Beijing response of “anger” and “hurt feelings,” analysts say.  Exchanges between U.S. officials, scholars, as well as members of think tanks, foundations, and institutes, will […]

Vance resigns from Senate as he and Trump prepare to take office

Vice President-elect JD Vance resigned his U.S. Senate seat as he and President-elect Donald Trump prepare to take office. Vance, who has served in the Senate since early 2023, resigned around two years into his six-year Senate term. “I hereby resign my office as a United States Senator from the State of Ohio, effective January […]