Taiwan
Trump freezes Taiwan arms deal as leverage in links to China
Even before his trip, Trump characterised Taiwan as the most important issue for Xi and has since claimed it had dominated discussions during their summit.
Energy, Iran dominate final Trump-Xi Beijing summit
The emphasis on energy security and trade deficit reduction suggests a move towards a more transactional, stabilised partnership that prioritises domestic growth over ideological confrontation.
Rubio affirms Taiwan status quo following Trump-Xi talks
US policy on Taiwan remains unchanged following high level talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on May 14.
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Xi warns Trump of collision if Taiwan mishandled
The warning follows Beijing's fierce condemnation of a massive US arms sale to Taipei valued at $11.1bn, which stands as the largest weapons deal ever approved for the island.
Washington approves Nvidia sales as Trump visits Beijing
Washington has authorised 10 Chinese technology giants to purchase Nvidia’s high-end H200 artificial intelligence processors.
Trump, Xi open high-stakes Beijing talks
The agenda for the talks spans a range of topics including tariffs, intensifying US–China competition over emerging technology, the Iran war and Taiwan.
Trump heading to Beijing for talks on trade, Iran and Taiwan
US President Donald Trump is set to visit China from May 13 for a round of high-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused primarily on trade, security and mounting geopolitical tensions.
Paraguay's Taiwan loyalty has a price and Beijing knows exactly what it is
Paraguay backs Taiwan — again. But with $6bn in Chinese imports and no direct access for beef or soy, the real pressure isn't coming from Beijing's diplomats. It's coming from Asunción's own farmers.
Taiwan's circle of friends has shrunk to 12 thanks to Beijing pressure
In 1969, Taiwan stood at the peak of its formal diplomatic standing, recognised by approximately 70 countries as the legitimate government of China. Today that number is 12.
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Has the Third World War started – in Asia?
As history has demonstrated many times to date, the ‘start’ of a world war is less a moment than a process, and Asia today is beginning to look uncomfortably similar to Europe of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Taiwan household wealth reaches record $5.82 trillion
Taiwan's role as the global hub for AI chips is now directly inflating domestic private capital. While the equity boom is creating massive paper wealth, the concurrent spike in mortgage debt suggests a growing divide between rich and poor.
Asian trade jitters spark fresh Malacca Strait monetisation push
The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca.
With Washington’s reliability shifting daily, Northeast Asia’s security order frays
US policy is increasingly variable, shaped by domestic politics, transactional needs, and at times which side of the bed its leader wakes up on.
Asia-Pacific defence spending hits post-2009 high as China-Taiwan tensions drive regional build-up
Military expenditure the Asia-Pacific region increased sharply in the last year, reaching a total of $681bn - an increase of 8.1% year on year and the largest annual expansion in military spending since 2009
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Fitch turns negative on Taiwan’s CPC
The outlook revision reflects uncertainty over CPC’s ability to restore interest coverage above 4.0x, amid higher oil prices and limited cost pass-through.
Asia food inflation risks rise on fertiliser shock
Fitch Ratings has warned that emerging markets in Asia could face rising cost pressures across agribusiness sectors and food supply chains if a prolonged US-Iran conflict continues to disrupt fertiliser supplies further into the planting season.
Trump’s Iran gambit leaves APAC region ‘Quad’ dead in the water
The European Union has already, for all intents and purposes broken away from the US. It is only a matter of time before the Quad either ceases to function or decides to go its own way, without the US.
China quietly tightens its regional grip across Southeast Asia
Beijing and Hanoi are stepping up co-operation centred on internal security, in the process offering a preview of how China may deepen ties across south-east Asia despite longstanding differences with several countries in the region.
Taiwan to significantly outpace South Korea by widening GDP per capita margin
South Korea’s real GDP per capita is projected to fall more than $10,000 behind Taiwan’s within five years, underscoring a widening divergence between the two export-led economies.
ADB projects slower growth in all of Asia
According to an outlook forecast report by the Asian Development Bank, the broad Asia region including its many developing high growth economies are facing what can be best described as the most complex set of headwinds in years.