Washington has long been Taipei's most important backer and biggest arms supplier -- angering Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, who has riled Beijing with his outspoken defense of the ...

There is one scenario in which Trump has threatened to impose even higher tariffs — 150% to 200% — on Chinese goods: if China invades Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy that Beijing claims as its own. The U.S. does not recognize Taiwan as a country ...