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,

Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun tells Bloomberg TV the island is focused on building up its relationship with the US, and sees cooperation on technology R&D, and investments as a critical area that will benefit both sides in securing a leadership role in high tech sectors.

China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, maintaining a steady growth rate as Beijing faces headwinds from three years of sluggish economic expansion and mounting geopolitical challenges from Taiwan to Ukraine.

China said that Taiwan is "fundamentally different" from Ukraine after a man recently recalled how he stopped the self-governed island from building the capability to produce nuclear weapons by leaking intelligence to the United States near the end of the Cold War.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal of three years of American policy toward Ukraine has raised concerns China might become emboldened to push its territorial claim on Taiwan, though experts say Beijing is most likely in a wait-and-see mode right now to see how the situation in Europe plays out.

President Trump’s abrupt reversal of three years of American policy toward Ukraine has raised concerns China might become emboldened to push its territorial claim on Taiwan.

Former United Nations ambassador Susan Rice warned that President Trump’s actions with ending the Russia-Ukraine war could have potential repercussions with China and Taiwan. Rice joined MSNBC’s Jen Psaki for an interview on Sunday,

Following an Oval Office blowup and a European-led summit, a path to ending the war in Ukraine seems more unclear than ever as new rifts emerge between the United States and the European Union. For China,

President Donald Trump’s heated meeting with Ukraine’s leader has prompted Taiwan to start rethinking how it deals with the US, according to Taipei’s top defense official.