Many Americans, like citizens of other countries, go about their daily routines without thinking that their country could be invaded and their freedom could be jeopardized. But that's not the reality in Taiwan, a tiny island off the coast of mainland China.

Many Americans go about their daily routines without fear of invasion or repercussions for acknowledging their own freedom. But an ocean away, that’s the reality for Taiwan, a small island off the coast of mainland China.

U.S. companies with Taiwan-based operations are panicking about the impact of possible Chinese military aggression toward the self-governing island.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, a trip that had sparked earlier warnings from Beijing that China’s military “won’t sit idly by” if the visit occurs. A day earlier, the White House urged China not to overreact to Pelosi’s likely visit. And while President Biden went to great lengths to clarify to Chinese President Xi Jinping that Congress acts independently from the White House, the U.S. administration had expressed reservations about Pelosi’s plans.

China should not interfere with commercial dealings between Taiwan and the European Union especially when increased economic resilience between the two sides contribute to the benefit of the global economy, a senior Taiwan minister told CNBC.

The alleged gunman has ties to Taiwan, as his victims do, but he routinely presented himself as allied with Beijing.

Believing China would invade Taiwan because the United States does not react to Ukraine is premature and unproductive war-mongering.

Taipei, Feb. 16 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is recruiting analysts with doctoral degrees in political economics and international relations, a move which some believe shows the company is attaching greater importance to geopolitical developments.