Taiwan, trade ties, and German access to critical rare earth minerals topped the agenda during German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's first visit to China.

Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul made his first visit to China on December 8 and 9 in an attempt to mend ties with Beijing. Wadephul had planned to make the trip to China in October but was ...

Johann Wadephul said that Berlin intends to expand its trade partnership with China. We are in favor of removing trade barriers, "Wadephul said in Beijing during talks with Chinese Commerce Minister ...

China’s decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots ...

The exercises ended months of relative calm across the Taiwan Strait, and came after the Trump administration announced plans ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping installed new military leadership for its central and eastern regions amid an unprecedented ...

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an speaks at the Shanghai-Taipei City Forum on December 28, 2025 in Shanghai. Photo: Jiefang Daily.

The drills came after Beijing expressed anger at U.S. arms sales, and a statement by Japan's prime minister saying its ...

Assumptions about how a potential conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan would unfold should urgently be revisited. Such a war, far from being insulated, would likely draw in ...

She says Taiwan must embrace its Chinese heritage to avoid war. Her critics say she wants to steer the island into Beijing’s orbit. The Nationalist Party leader Cheng Li-wun in her office in Taipei, ...

TAIPEI/BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan expressed thanks and China was upset on Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed into law legislation requiring the U.S. State Department to regularly ...

TAIPEI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan is aiming for tariffs on its exports to the United States to be cut to 15% from 20% now, though help in training U.S. workers is not among the "conditions" figuring in ...