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The recent face-to-face between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the G20 gathering last month in New Delhi -- the first such high-level interaction since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, suggests that diplomacy may no longer be a dirty word.

China, Taiwan and the United States all share a common interest in ensuring this week's California stopover by Taiwan's president gets the focus each thinks it deserves, but without setting off a new crisis.

With both China and Taiwan vying to join the CPTPP, how will New Zealand politicians and officials handle the tensions of their competing bids?

French President Emmanuel Macron is in China for a four-day visit, hoping to dissuade Beijing from directly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The French leader won't want to alienate a crucial trade and geopolitical player. Macron is accompanied by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan has shown unwavering support for Kyiv. The invasion of a young democracy by its larger neighbour is indeed a situation that hits close to home in Taiwan. Though the archipelago is more than 8,000 kilometres away, the situation facing Ukrainians…

BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday that Washington was “endangering regional peace” in a new deal with the Philippines that will result in four additional bases being used by US troops, including one near the disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan.

Taiwan pushed back against threats of retaliation by China, ahead of an expected meeting between President Tsai-Ing-wen and the US House speaker Wednesday that will underscore her government's claim to sovereignty. Tsai has been visiting the island's remaining diplomatic allies in Latin America, Belize and Guatemala. The most politically sensitive…

Tsai's visit to the U.S. and Ma's trip to China have reignited debate within Taiwan about the island's future.

Taiwan has remained defiant ahead of the island president’s expected meeting in Los Angeles

Taiwan has remained defiant ahead of the island president’s expected meeting with the U.S. House speaker, after China threatened retaliation multiple times in the past week

China warned U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday not to "repeat disastrous past mistakes" by meeting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, saying it would not help regional peace and stability, only unite the Chinese people against a common enemy.