Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

Beijing, which has called Lai a "separatist through and through," is likely to ratchet up its pressure campaign against Taiwan.

China's premier Li Qiang assured investors and politicians gathered at Davos on Tuesday that the world's second-largest economy has "huge potential" and

The Department of Homeland Security executed a search warrant last week at the Ohio-based U.S. subsidiary of Qingdao Sunsong, a Chinese automobile parts manufacturer that a congressional committee has accused of trade fraud.

But Beijing is well-positioned to carry out a blockade of the island.

China has sent a growing number of high-altitude balloons near Taiwan in recent days as it steps up pressure on the self-governing island after it held elections this month in defiance of China's claims of sovereignty.

China's clout is growing in the Middle East, where the U.S. wants Beijing's help to stop the war in Gaza from turning into a larger regional conflict.

Party-led diplomacy gives Beijing a powerful and largely unscrutinized backchannel with political power brokers in other countries. In the long run, it could reshape the norms of international relations to bring them more in line with Beijing's interests.

Some top China experts from former President Trump's administration don't plan to work for him again, leaving the field wide open for newcomers.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers assured Taiwan's president-elect William Lai of strong U.S. support in a meeting in Taipei on Thursday.

Despite the bitter gridlock in Congress, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has managed to avoid partisan chaos and gain