Some personal news: After more than 5 years and 3 months at @dwnews, I'll be leaving the organization at the end of next week. It's been a fulfilling and exciting chapter in my career, where I got to cover some of the biggest stories in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and East Asia.

"Taiwan is the United States' best partner," Kuo emphasized, noting that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the largest contract chip maker in the world, and U.S. companies are dependent on each other.

The two officials are Deputy Economics Minister Cynthia Kiang (江文若) and Chen Pei-li (陳佩利), deputy director general of the ministry's Industrial Development Administration, according to MOEA officials.

... and multilateral training exercises and operations with the Philippines and allies here in the region."

“We hope Panama will bear in mind the general picture of bilateral relationship and the long-term interests of both peoples, resist external interference, and make the right decision,” Lin said.

"Our nuclear forces are for unwavering combat use to swiftly eliminate any attempts by enemy forces that infringe on our country's sovereignty and the safety of our people and threaten world peace," it said.