The annual conflab to sign off on policy decisions gave clues as to the thinking in Beijing. China's future is bright if it can ride out the coming storm.
President-elect Lai will certainly be limited in his capacity to enact any major shift in the coming years. Meanwhile, Beijing's Taiwan policy has proven ineffective and may need a change of course.
China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually fall under Beijing's control. On its part, Taiwan sees itself as distinct from mainland China, with its own constitution and…
Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the…
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe on Tuesday told his U.S. counterpart that Taiwan is at the core of China's core interests and was a "red-line" that must not be crossed.
"The resolution of…
U.S. President Joe Biden hopes to limit the deterioration of ties with China when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week. Still, he will be honest about U.S. concerns, including over Taiwan and…
Taiwan, the world's biggest supplier of semiconductors, will invest more than 10 million euros ($9.98 million) towards chip production in Lithuania, the head of the Taiwanese representative office in…
It is up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue and China will never renounce the right to use force but will strive for a peaceful resolution, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday at the…
I intended this column to focus on Elizabeth Economy’s important new book, "The World According to China," which describes Xi Jinping’s vision for China’s future dominance in the world.
This book…
The jailed Palestinian author won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction for his book, 'A Mask, the Colour of the Sky', which tells the story of a Palestinian man who finds and uses an Israeli ID
The very public disagreements between Washington and Tel Aviv over Gaza in recent weeks are both rare and telling, yet this transatlantic alliance has weathered far more severe storms
The first comprehensive regulation of AI by a major regulator assigns applications of AI to three risk categories. Offering protection while allowing for innovation provides a useful template.