Hans Chiao

[Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 @bikhim]

Condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Senator Graham, who was a strong supporter & advocate of the Taiwan-US trade & security partnership. May he rest in peace.

[Hans Chiao @hansciao]

@lnachman32 Congrats, Lev!!

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

On June 4, the world marks 37 years since the Chinese Communist Party ordered its troops to attack thousands of peaceful demonstrators in and around Tiananmen Square. Those who sacrificed to uphold their unalienable rights of free expression and peaceful assembly will be vindicated someday.

[MilesYu 余茂春 @milesyu10]

Secretary Rubio's statement on the 37th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre.
https://t.co/wxBdSstE47

[賴清德Lai Ching-te @ChingteLai]

37 years ago, brave young souls rose up in Tiananmen Square. Today, their legacy reminds us: a truly great nation has the courage to face its history, embrace different voices, and protect the inalienable right to dream. Taiwan will always stand with those striving for freedom.

[Luke de Pulford @lukedepulford]

It’s June 4th in Hong Kong. 🕯️

[Yu-Jie Chen @yujiechentw]

My argument in this piece is simple: Beijing is pressing foreign leaders to describe Taiwan in China’s language, while also keeping Taiwan’s own leaders from being heard on the world stage. The result is a dangerous distortion: Taiwan’s desire to preserve its democratic way of life is treated as a provocation, while China’s military and diplomatic coercion is treated as normal. But peace cannot be built on a narrative that blames the threatened for the threat.

[賴清德Lai Ching-te @ChingteLai]

Glad to meet @MichaelChongMP, Vice-Chair of Canada’s @HoCCommittees Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs & International Development. We deeply value the House of Commons’ support for Taiwan’s international participation & look forward to even closer #Taiwan-#Canada ties.

[Michael Chong 🇨🇦 @MichaelChongMP]

Today, I had the honour to meet Dr. Lai Ching-Te, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) about Canada-Taiwan relations. Here is the readout of our meeting:

#cdnpoli

[Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴 @bikhim]

Amid the stresses of global geopolitics, some good news of warmth & culture from Taiwan, as the book Taiwan Travelogue wins another major international literature award. Congratulations to both author Yang Shuang-zi & translator Lin King. ❤️🎊

[Luke de Pulford @lukedepulford]

Is it true that "Taiwan has been a part of China since ancient times", as Beijing often claims?

No, not at all.

Here are some inconvenient facts which most people don't know. I invite the swarm of CCP trolls to try to unpick them.

✅ FACT: Before 1624, Taiwan was inhabited by indigenous Malay-Austronesian populations with no official Chinese administrative presence.

✅ FACT: The Dutch established formal administrative control over Taiwan in 1624, which was recognised by Ming Dynasty representatives as being "beyond [Chinese] territory." The Dutch found no evidence of Chinese administrative control.

✅ FACT: In 1662, the Ming loyalist Koxinga expelled the Dutch after himself being expelled from the mainland. He founded an independent kingdom, seeking to reestablish Ming rule. But the Ming Dynasty itself had already collapsed. This was not rule by "China".

✅ FACT: From 1683 to 1887, Taiwan was managed as a province of Fujien; but Emperor Kangxi considered Taiwan beyond his domain. Indeed, he said as much: ‘Taiwan is outside our empire and of no great consequence.’ There were popular revolts throughout this period.

✅ FACT: Taiwan was formally administered as a province of China for eight years, from 1887 until it was ceded to Japan in 1895. This is the only such period. Shorter than the Dutch.

✅ FACT: Following the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Qing Empire ceded Taiwan to Japan "in perpetuity".

✅ FACT: Local leaders briefly declared an independent Formosa Republic in 1895 to resist Japanese rule, but the Japanese shut this down within five months.

✅ FACT: Between 1926 and 1942, both the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Kuomintang (KMT) supported independence for Taiwan, viewing it similarly to Korea (as an essential part of an anti-Japanese military strategy).

✅ FACT: The CCP changed its mind. After WW2, the party coalesced around an effort to reclaim "lost territories". In 1943 Cairo and 1945 Potsdam declarations were issued which, while not formal treaties, maintained that "all the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as Manchuria, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China". The 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty left Taiwan’s legal status "undetermined."

✅ FACT: The People's Republic of China (established 1949) has never, in any capacity, exercised control over Taiwan.

As to the territorial claim of what constitutes "China", worthy of note is the highly variable claims to territory (not to mention autonomy and governance structures) over even the past 150 years. See below.

[Michael Chong 🇨🇦 @MichaelChongMP]

Canada is an independent, sovereign country. We do not take direction from foreign governments on where MPs can travel internationally.

Taiwan is a democracy on the front line of threats coming from authoritarian states.

My statement on my visit to Taiwan.

#cdnpoli

[Forbes @Forbes]

"They need to stay independent and secure there."

Speaker Mike Johnson responds to question about Pres. Trump's comments on Taiwan during Trump's trip to China. https://t.co/Sc5H84c89S

[Senator John Curtis @SenJohnCurtis]

Taiwan’s recently approved supplementary defense budget is an important investment in deterrence and stability in the Taiwan Strait—and shows that Taiwan takes its self-defense seriously and stands ready to purchase defense systems from the United States.

Approving the $14 billion arms sale package honors America’s well-established commitments to Taiwan and will help safeguard our national and economic security.

[賴清德Lai Ching-te @ChingteLai]

Delighted to meet with @GovernorGordon and discuss the #Taiwan–#Wyoming partnership across energy, trade & technology. We look forward to expanding our cooperation in carbon capture, utilization & storage while driving innovation and fostering closer #Taiwan–#US ties.

[賴清德Lai Ching-te @ChingteLai]

Sanibonani! I arrived in #Eswatini today to affirm our longstanding friendship. #Taiwan will never be deterred by external pressures. Our resolve & commitment are underpinned by the understanding that Taiwan will continue to engage with the world—no matter the challenges faced.

[Melissa Lantsman @MelissaLantsman]

You don’t bargain with bullies.

Send more MPs. Send more ships.

Thats the only response to a “warning” from a “strategic partner”.

[Mario Díaz-Balart @MarioDB]

🇺🇸🇹🇼Nearly 50 years ago, Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act, the bipartisan cornerstone of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship.

Since then, our partnership has grown stronger, grounded in shared democratic values, economic ties, and mutual security interests.

As co-chairman of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, I look forward to continuing to strengthen that partnership and stand firm against coercion in the region.