Asia & Pacific

No U.S. president has had a direct call with a Taiwanese president since Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979.

New CCP regulations emphasize loyalty to Xi Jinping and broaden political screening to include online behavior, family ties, and social networks.

Officials detail alleged networks in mining, construction, and debt collection that persisted across multiple administrations.

Taiwan is the ‘most important issue’ in U.S.–China relations, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said during talks with Trump last week.

The president is set to travel to Japan next week, where he will meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and discuss China’s aggressive actions.

‘No country has the right to annex Taiwan,’ Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said.

The summit came days after Trump’s visit to Beijing, as Putin seeks to reinforce strategic ties between Russia and China.

Boeing aircraft, beef licenses, and new bilateral trade boards led the wins, but issues over technology, tariffs, and Taiwan remained largely unaddressed.

The filmmaker and audience members say they hope to do more to make a difference at the documentary premiere in Washington.

The Russian leader wants to find out what Trump told Xi about the Russia–Ukraine war and Russia’s aid to Iran, an insider within the Chinese regime said.

Taiwan has been excluded from this week’s World Health Assembly in Geneva.

Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said the letter of intent created no binding access deal, as Jakarta balances ties with Washington and Beijing.

Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo said U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan were an ⁠important ‘counterbalancing force’ for maintaining peace and stability.

Lee and Takaichi also reaffirmed closer coordination with the United States on regional security issues.

The former secretary of state urged skepticism after the Beijing summit, saying Taiwan is central to U.S. security and the American AI economy.

U.S. policy on arming Taiwan remains unchanged despite the U.S. president linking a $14 billion weapons package to talks with Beijing.

The call followed Trump’s Beijing summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

3 Finnish Divers Arrive in the Maldives to Remap the Search for the Bodies of 4 Italian Divers.

At least eight people were killed and 32 others were injured in Thailand on Saturday.

The changes indicate the North Korean leader is focusing solely on preserving the regime amid rising global geopolitical tensions, analysts say.