EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration is crafting a big new arms package for Taiwan that could include advanced rocket systems and anti-ship missiles to defend against China, U.S. officials said, a deal sure to anger Beijing.

EghtesadOnline: Taiwan will keep close contact and deepen its ties with the United States, the Presidential Office said Friday, in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's phone call with China's leader in which he agreed to honor the "one China" policy.

EghtesadOnline: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, carving a careful diplomatic path on her stopovers in the United States, visited the headquarters of micro-messaging service Twitter Inc on Saturday and reactivated an old account.

EghtesadOnline: Taiwan’s main opposition party warned against getting involved in the “big power play” of Donald Trump, ahead of President Tsai Ing-wen’s transit stop in the U.S. this weekend.

EghtesadOnline: Taiwan’s premier said he isn’t opposed to stronger economic ties with China, even as the administration looks to boost its trade links with the U.S. and Southeast Asia.

EghtesadOnline: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said another direct phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump could take place again and she urged the self-ruled island's political rival China to step up to its global responsibility to keep the peace as a large nation.

EghtesadOnline: Taiwan’s push to include F-35 fighter jets in its first arms deal with President Donald Trump could pose the next challenge to the diplomatic detente between the new U.S. leader and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.