Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a news conference with the incoming Taiwan Premier Chen Chien-jen and outgoing Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 27, 2023. Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is meeting with U.S. House Speaker McCarthy on April 5 before travelling to Latin America. European states like the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and the United Kingdom are also continuing to deepen political engagement with the independent island.
Michael Shoebridge is a director at Strategic Analysis Australia. From 2018 to 2022, he was the defence and national security director of the Canberra-based Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). He was also a defence policy advisor to the Department of the Prime Minister, two federal ministers, and the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C.
