The Trump administration has softened its stance toward China, allowing the sale of AI chips and cancelling meetings with top Taiwanese officials.

Taiwanese voters rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in a recall election Saturday, dampening hopes for the ruling party to flip the balance of power in the self-ruled island’s legislature.

The votes could reshape the island democracy's parliament and the government's approach to its powerful neighbor.

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the latest report from Hudson Institute’s China Center, China after Communism: Preparing for a Post-CCP China, and highlights key findings and analysis regarding a potential collapse of centralized authority in China.

Two-dozen China-friendly lawmakers survived a recall vote to remove them from office, deepening political gridlock.

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te is set to delay until at least later this year a diplomatically sensitive trip his team had floated to Washington for August that would have included transit stops in the United States,

The July 19 news article “ Taiwan expands exercises to show Beijing it’s ready to fight ” was overly optimistic. Although Taiwan’s government and society are strengthening their defenses in the face of a serious threat from China, one can never be fully prepared for war.

A frantic arms race between the US and China is underway in the Pacific while the fate of Taiwan hangs in the balance.