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Trump is pushing Asian allies into China’s arms 

July 6, 2026June 18, 2026 by Joshua Kurlantzick
Pete Hegseth | Secretary of Defense | United States

Beijing will seize on demands by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in his Singapore speech

Categories Behind The News Tags American Bullying, Beijing, Council on Foreign Relations, Defense Risks, News, Taiwan Question, The Long Read, Washington Leave a comment

Paranoia appears to walk in President Xi’s shadow

July 2, 2024July 1, 2024 by China Factor Staff

His claim that the United States is ‘goading’ China into a war over Taiwan lacks credibility

Categories Military Risks Tags China, Invasion Threats, News, President Xi Jinping, Quarantine, Taiwan Question, United States Leave a comment

US builds on ‘robust relationship’ with Taiwan

February 24, 2023February 23, 2023 by Nike Ching

Security and diplomatic issues top the agenda in high-level meetings between officials from Washington and Taipei

Categories Diplomatic Moves Tags China, News, PLA Concerns, Taiwan Question, United States, Voice of America, Washington Talks Leave a comment

Taiwan entrapment fears haunt Washington’s allies

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 by Iain Henry

Regional partners will need to speak ‘bluntly’ about their ‘China conflict concerns’ in the corridors of US power

Categories War of Words Tags Asian Allies, China, ChinaFactor, East Asia Forum, News, Taiwan Question, United States Leave a comment

Caught in a balance of power shift with China

October 31, 2022August 29, 2022 by John P Ruehl

In an era of closer Sino-Russian collaboration, Washington is being squeezed by Beijing and Moscow

Categories Commentary Tags China, News, Russia, Taiwan Question, Ukraine Crisis, United States Leave a comment

Winds of war have exposed China’s weaknesses

August 18, 2022August 17, 2022 by China Factor Staff

The PLA ‘lacks the capability to handle a full-scale invasion against a defended island’ such as Taiwan

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags China, Communist Party of China, Naval Operations, News, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Question, United States Leave a comment

China falls in behind the drumbeat of nationalism

August 11, 2022August 10, 2022 by China Factor Staff

President Xi Jinping’s caustic mood music has set the diplomatic tone for Beijing’s forceful foreign policy

Categories Diplomatic Dangers Tags China, Hong Kong, News, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Question, Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Leave a comment

Friend or foe and China’s rivalry with the United States

November 17, 2021November 16, 2021 by China Factor Staff

President Xi’s comments fail to bridge the gulf that exists between Beijing and Washington

Categories China-US Relations Tags China, Human Rights Abuses, News, President Joe Biden, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Question, Trade Predators, United States Leave a comment

China flies into a storm over the ‘Taiwan question’

October 5, 2021October 4, 2021 by Juweihu

Close to 150 PLA military aircraft pierce the island democracy’s air defense zone

Categories China-Taiwan Tension Tags China’s Communist Party, News, President Xi Jinping, Risk of War, Taiwan Question, United States Leave a comment

European Union to tackle China’s red tide in the Indo-Pacific

September 17, 2021September 14, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Closer ties with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan on the EU agenda

Categories China-EU Relations Tags China, Communist Party of China, European Parliament, European Union, Japan, News, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan Question, United States Leave a comment
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