U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping and downplayed risks of a clash over the issue of Taiwan.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping and downplayed risks of a clash over the issue of Taiwan, even as his top trade negotiator accused Beijing of engaging in "economic coercion."

Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party has chosen Cheng Li-wun as its new chairperson. Cheng, the only female candidate, defeated former Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin and four others on Saturday.

Taiwan's representative to next week's APEC summit in South Korea said on Tuesday he will seek "proactive" exchanges with other participating leaders at one of the few international forums in which Taiwan and China both participate.

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for efforts to advance "reunification" in a message of congratulations to the new leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, whose election took place amid accusations of interference by Beijing.

Taiwan was to receive 66 of the Lockheed Martin aircraft by the end of 2026. Not a single one has been delivered.

China is more interested in expansionism than solving its own pressing economic and social issues, and Taiwan is determined to defend itself from Chinese aggression, the island's top security official said on Tuesday.

Palmer Luckey says he thinks it's likely China will move on Taiwan "sometime in 2027," and Anduril is working to gear up for that fight.

Analysis - Taiwan's strategy to respond to Chinese pressure tactics very likely to lead to heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait

Most of the Filipinos who work overseas head to the Middle East. Duhapa's eldest sister, Loriza, worked as a domestic helper in Dubai for seven years, but said conditions were hard with little time for rest, and she ultimately decided to return to her home in the Philippines.

Former farming town Hsinchu has morphed into the Silicon Valley of Taiwan, home to TSMC, the world's most advanced chipmaker.