President Lai Ching-te spoke at the opening of a new national cloud computing center Dec. 12 in Tainan City, calling it a crucial step on Taiwan’s road to becoming a smart country.

On the morning of December 14, President Lai Ching-te attended the 2025 Presidential Hackathon awards ceremony. In remarks, President Lai praised the winning teams for applying data, technology, and innovative thinking to address various public issues, their work a testament to the event’s impact. He also expressed hope that the achievements of today can become the actions of tomorrow, strengthening innovation and bringing it to every corner of society, and that by driving transformation through

On the morning of December 10, President Lai Ching-te presented the 2025 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award to the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI). In his remarks, he commended the PBHI for defending human rights under adverse circumstances and for linking human rights actions across borders.

On the morning of December 5, President Lai Ching-te attended the opening of the 23rd Asian Pacific Congress of Nephrology held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Nephrology. In remarks, President Lai stated that renal disease has become a major challenge for global public health and pointed out that Taiwan is taking active steps for comprehensive reform, from prevention, integrated care, and drug policy to the development of home dialysis content.

On the morning of December 4, President Lai Ching-te attended the opening of the Taiwan Medical Association (TMA)’s International Symposium on Transforming Healthcare – Universal Health Coverage, AI, Green Healthcare and Collaborative Healthcare System.

In a recent interview via videoconference with The New York Times for its DealBook Summit, President Lai Ching-te responded to questions from host Andrew Ross Sorkin on topics including Taiwan’s national defense, cross-strait relations, Taiwan-US relations, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the semiconductor industry.

The Presidential Office extends its sincere appreciation to United States President Donald Trump, who on December 2 (US EST) formally signed the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, which stipulates that the US Secretary of State shall conduct a review of the Department of State’s guidance that governs relations with Taiwan, including related documents, and reissue such guidance not less than every five years, as well as submit an updated report to Congress not later than 90 days after completin

On the morning of November 26, President Lai Ching-te convened a high-level national security meeting regarding action plans to safeguard democratic Taiwan. Following the meeting, the president held a press conference to address intensifying threats from China against Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region, introducing two major action plans: to uphold national sovereignty with a comprehensive democratic defense, and to bolster defense capabilities while developing a robust, full-spectrum defense

On the morning of November 20, President Lai Ching-te attended a launch ceremony for Google’s AI Infrastructure Engineering Center in Taiwan. In remarks, President Lai affirmed that the center’s launch carries great significance for deepening cooperation between Taiwan and the United States, cultivating AI talent, and bolstering supply chain resilience. The president stated that facing the global AI wave, the government will continue to leverage Taiwan’s advantages by promoting the 10 new AI inf

In response to an invitation from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao, acting upon the designation of President Lai Ching-te, traveled to Europe and on November 7 attended IPAC’s annual summit held at the European Parliament in Brussels, where she delivered a speech titled “Taiwan: A Trusted Partner in a Volatile World.” Vice President Hsiao emphasized that Taiwan matters to the world for at least three core reasons: Taiwan has a thriving democracy; it