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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) have expanded their…

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Taiwan officials have warned that China is trying to sway the democratically governed island's Jan. 13 presidential and legislative election, which is happening as Beijing ramps up military and political pressure to try to force Taipei to accept its sovereignty. Despite a lack of formal ties, Washington is Taiwan's main diplomatic backer and arms supplier, and U.S. President Joe Biden has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to respect Taiwan's electoral process.

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taiwan's new de facto ambassador to the United States, Alexander Yui, arrived in Washington on Monday, accor...

WASHINGTON--Taiwan’s new de facto ambassador to the United States, Alexander Yui, arrived in Washington on Monday, according to a tweet from a U.S. official, taking up Taipei’s highest-profile diplomatic post at a sensitive time ahead of the island’s election in January.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Taiwan officials have warned that China is trying to sway the democratically governed island's Jan. 13 presidential and legislative election, which is happening as Beijing ramps up military and political pressure to try to force Taipei to accept its sovereignty. Despite a lack of formal ties, Washington is Taiwan's main diplomatic backer and arms supplier, and U.S. President Joe Biden has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to respect Taiwan's electoral process.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Vice President William Lai, who is also the DPP’s presidential candidate, transited New York and San Francisco this week.

Taiwan and the United States both say the stopovers are routine, but China has denounced them and called Lai a separatist "troublemaker."