Trump Expands US–Taiwan Engagement as China Increases Pressure

Trump Expands US–Taiwan Engagement as China Increases Pressure
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (L) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO C.C. Wei (R), speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on March 3, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump’s new Taiwan law strengthens U.S.–Taiwan ties, accelerates arms support, and signals that Washington has not abandoned Taipei despite rising pressure from China’s communist regime.

Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.