May 14 Watch 8:25 Analysts break down Trump-Xi meeting and calls for stability and cooperation By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on President Trump's trip and the broader U.S.-China relationship, Geoff Bennett spoke with Myron Brilliant and Liza Tobin. Brilliant is at the DGA Group and is the former executive vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Tobin… Continue watching
May 14 Xi tells Trump U.S. and China could clash over Taiwan By Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The exchange at a highly anticipated summit in Beijing underscored just how far apart Trump and Xi still are on thorny issues, including the war in Iran, trade disputes and Washington's relations with Taiwan, which is self-ruled but which China… Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Trump compares imprisonment of Jimmy Lai to James Comey, but says he'll bring it up to Xi By Associated Press The U.S. president said he’ll bring up the Lai's plight in China this week, though he compared the pro-democracy activist to one of his most detested foes. Continue reading
May 11 The best-case scenario for Taiwan from the Trump-Xi summit By Aamer Madhani, Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press President Donald Trump, in his return to the White House, has demonstrated greater ambivalence toward Taiwan, an approach that's raising questions ahead of this week's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping about whether the U.S. leader could be open to… Continue reading
Apr 12 China says it will resume some ties with Taiwan following visit by opposition leader By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China said Sunday it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan such as direct flights and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products following a visit by the opposition leader of Taiwan. Continue reading
Apr 07 Taiwan opposition leader visits China on what she calls a 'journey to peace' By E. Eduardo Castillo, Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press The visit is the first by a Taiwanese opposition leader in a decade and comes ahead of a meeting in Beijing between Xi and Trump scheduled to take place in May. Continue reading
Feb 19 Why Trump's remark about discussing Taiwan arms sales with China has raised concerns By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s comment that he is discussing potential arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping is raising concerns in Taipei as the island democracy relies on U.S. backing in the face of China’s territorial claims. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 4:58 Taiwan fears U.S. ouster of Maduro may embolden China to mimic the move By Patrick Fok, Dan Sagalyn China removed its top army general in what many analysts see as a move to cement loyalty to President Xi Jinping. It’s rattling Taiwan, and as special correspondent Patrick Fok reports, it comes amid already heightened fears that the U.S. Continue watching
Jan 26 How a purge of China's military leadership could impact the future of Taiwan By E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press China says it is investigating the army’s top general for suspected violations of discipline and law. Continue reading
Dec 31 China announces it 'successfully completed' Taiwan military maneuvers By Ted Anthony, Associated Press In a New Year's Eve announcement, the PLA said that the operation it called "Justice Mission 2025" had "fully tested the integrated joint operations capabilities of its troops."… Continue reading