An important reason why the recall vote was defeated is a testament to the Taiwanese people’s desire to maintain a thriving democracy and a semblance of checks and balances but on a very practice level,

Responding to the vote outcome, Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Sunday that the DPP, driven by its pursuit of "Taiwan independence" and avarice for one-party monopoly, has repeatedly stirred up political strife at the expense of Taiwan people's well-being.

Trump said many companies would be investing in semiconductor manufacturing in the US, including some from Taiwan and other places, to avoid getting hit by new tariffs.

The Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan condemned China for its political interference with Taiwanese choirs participating in the Tokyo International Choir Competition.

From there, the train slowed to a leisurely 20 miles per hour so that passengers could fully appreciate Taiwan's coast and shoreline views. Though nothing outside could compete with the moment a uniformed attendant arrived bearing a two-tiered, Tiffany-blue box filled with desserts, accompanied by a souvenir menu with pop-up paper cutouts.

Steven Moya, a former Detroit Tigers outfielder now playing professionally in Taiwan, has suffered a devastating personal loss. Moya’s wife, Elizabeth Esmeralda, died suddenly while en route to Taiwan to watch him participate in the Chinese Professional Baseball League All-Star Game.

Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a rolling metal door onto his hand, crushing his middle and ring fingers.

The Trump administration will announce the results of a national security probe into imports of semiconductors in two weeks, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday, as President Donald Trump suggested higher tariffs were on the horizon.