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Lai heads to Eswatini to shore up Taiwan’s final African ties

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Eswatini next week, his office said on Monday, the island's last remaining diplomatic ally in Africa.

13 Apr 2026-09:41
Taiwan launches new cloud hub for ‘sovereign AI’

Taiwan has opened a new cloud computing centre in Tainan as part of its growing push to build “sovereign AI” capabilities. President Lai Ching-te unveiled the facility on Friday, calling it a major step in transforming Taiwan from a hardware powerhouse into an “AI island”.

12 Dec 2025-09:47
Taiwan president sets defence spending goal at 5% of GDP by 2030

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announced Friday that he hopes the island’s defence spending will reach 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, raising the target for bolstering the military budget in line with U.S. recommendations.

22 Aug 2025-11:12
Trump blocks Taiwan President’s US stopover, eyes China visit

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly opposed a planned stopover in New York by Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te, prompting Lai to cancel a diplomatic tour of Latin America altogether.

29 Jul 2025-11:55