UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s warm welcome on a visit to China this week marks a thaw in icy relations with Beijing.
![Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Jan. 16, 2026. [Sean Kilpatrick/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1768584774.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Analysts say both countries increasingly rely on each other for economic and security reasons amid geopolitical churn.
China political analyst Victor Gao argues that the US has come to terms with China’s growing power.
Taiwan’s Lai pledges to defend national sovereignty after Beijing holds live-fire drills around island.
People on the island have grown so accustomed to Chinese displays of power that life continues as usual.
Opposition parties accuse President Lai, Premier Cho of violating Taiwan’s constitution in impeachment bid.
Japan’s cabinet has backed a record defence spending plan amid mounting tensions with China.
Mario Lubetkin on Washington’s revived sphere-of-influence doctrine, Venezuela, and China’s growing footprint.
Huge US arms package for Taiwan includes HIMARS rocket systems, howitzer artillery, antitank missiles, and drones.
Trump appeals to Chinese leader Xi Jinping after Jimmy Lai convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law.
The 156-day trial, the most high-profile use of Beijing’s draconian national security law, is set to come to a close.
