Successive US administrations have long lobbied European allies to shoulder their fair burden for joint defense, but US President Donald Trump has taken a more bottom-line driven approach to NATO, ...

Trump blamed Taiwan for taking the US chips business and said that Taiwan should pay the US for defense. "They did take about 100% of our chip business. I think, Taiwan should pay us for defense.

But Trump has also said that Taiwan should pay the U.S. for defending it against China, likening the relationship to insurance. Taiwan spends about 2.5% of its GDP on defense, and purchased ...

Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwan has faith in the support of the United States, a top Taiwanese official has said, despite widespread concern on the island that US President Donald Trump could use the ...

Along with the latest equipment — much of it from the United States, the military is seeking funds to retain more service people with higher pay ... Trump has demanded that Taiwan increase ...

[Photo Courtesy of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council] This article has been edited to clarify that Trump accepted a phone ... argued that Taipei should pay for its own defence, and threatened ...