Amid rising tensions with China, US lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to codify the "six assurances" to Taiwan into law, reinforcing America's longstanding policy of support and strategic clarity toward Taipei.
The global economy is under growing pressure, with growth expected to slow to 2.4 per cent in 2025, down from 2.9 per cent in 2024, according to the UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects report.
The US Department of State has clarified that President Donald Trump's recent use of the term "unification" referred to US-China trade relations and not Taiwan, reaffirming that US policy on Taiwan remains unchanged.
The military of Taiwan has conducted its first live-firing of the American-supplied high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) at a base in Pingtung County on Monday, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
In a direct counter to China's continued suppression of Tibetan rights and identity, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration met with US Congressman Joe Wilson in Washington, DC.
There was no immediate indication whether any progress was made on Saturday during the more than 10-hour meeting between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Switzerland.
A surge of "origin washing" advertisements has emerged on Chinese social media platforms, presenting exporters with methods to evade hefty US tariffs by re-exporting goods and using freight forwarding services or by misrepresenting their manufacturing locations, according to a report from Ra
China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday said that the country is currently evaluating the situation after the United States made multiple recent attempts to initiate dialogue over tariffs through various official channels, according to a report by Xinhua.
From Dao county in Hunan province to Suining city in Sichuan and Tongliao city in Inner Mongolia, numerous frustrated workers have taken to the streets to voice their grievances about overdue wages and to contest unfair layoffs at factories forced to shut down due to US tariffs.