Beijing

President Xi told Trump that he sees Taiwan returning to China as part of Beijing's world vision.

Beijing has indicated it will halt Japanese seafood imports following a rise in tensions after Japan's prime minister suggested Tokyo could intervene militarily if China attacked Taiwan.

A survey shows that over half of the population backed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's plan to increase defense spending.

China and Japan have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands, which Beijing calls Diaoyu and Tokyo calls the Senkaku.

Cheng, 55, has already signaled a swing towards even closer ties with Beijing than her urbane, internationalist-minded predecessor Eric Chu, who did not visit China during his term.

For the leader of one of the largest and most broadly representative Jewish groups in the country, these developments are hopeful.

A Chinese government spokesperson said that they are "willing to create ample space for peaceful reunification" but "reserve the option to take all necessary measures."

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung reassures the island’s position won’t be compromised in Trump-Xi talks, citing stable US-Taiwan relations.

The parade comes amid protracted military tensions across East Asia as China increases deployments around Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea.

A high-level South Korean delegation, led by Park Byeong-seug, hopes to repair strained relations with China, as President Lee Jae Myung sends a letter to Xi Jinping.

If Israel plays its diplomatic cards wisely, it could redefine its bilateral relationship with China in the wake of the Iran war.