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Tsai Ing-wen warns of Beijing “grey zone” pressure in U.S.

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC · How we work

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Former President Tsai Ing-wen began a week-long visit to the United States on Monday.
Tsai delivered a Stanford speech accusing Beijing of “grey zone” pressure around Taiwan.
Tsai met former U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi in California during the trip.
Taiwan received two F-16V fighter jets from a NT$247.2 billion (US$7.8 billion) package approved in August 2019.
Analysts said a pending US$14 billion arms package could be approved before the November midterm elections.

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Former President Tsai Ing-wen began a week-long visit to the United States on Monday.
Tsai delivered a Stanford speech accusing Beijing of “grey zone” pressure around Taiwan.
Tsai met former U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi in California during the trip.
Taiwan received two F-16V fighter jets from a NT$247.2 billion (US$7.8 billion) package approved in August 2019.
Analysts said a pending US$14 billion arms package could be approved before the November midterm elections.