Analysts say Beijing is 'preoccupied' with the economy this year and will keep up its carrot and stick approach to Taiwan reunification As China's political elite gather for the country's annual legislative sessions this week,

China's special envoy for European affairs, Lu Shaye, has said he is "appalled" by US President Donald Trump's treatment of America's European allies. He added that a peace deal for Ukraine should not be decided solely by the US and Russia.

The US president’s snub of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy points to a break with Europe and NATO’s unified stance on Russia, and the outsized influence of Vice President J.D. Vance

Instead of putting America First, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are putting China First, gutting assets we need in order to stay ahead of them.

Trump’s approach to Ukraine is a test for Europe’s ability to adapt to a world of great power politics. To pass it, Europe should reach out to China.

The U.S. is Taiwan's ace in the hole as it faces China's threats, so does Trump's fickle foreign policy fuel concern, or does Taipei have "a better hand"?

On the Ukraine war, China's foreign minister said “conflict has no winners, and peace has no losers”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The organizing principle of Putin’s reign has been the restoration of Soviet power at the expense of people power.