Dozens of lawmakers foresee a surge in tensions over trade, Taiwan or supply chain disruptions possibly scuttling the current pause in US-China economic hostilities.

China will continue to take resolute measures to firmly defend national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, the statement said.

Economic ties are no longer boosting cross-strait relations, as Taiwanese businesses continue to shift investment away from China amid deepening US-Beijing decoupling, an expert said at a seminar in Taipei yesterday.

Is Washington moving away from the formula that has governed the tenuous Taiwan Strait equilibrium for 50 years?

The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.

Beijing’s reaction was predictably harsh. It threatened that Tokyo’s intervention would end in a “crushing defeat ,” warned that “those who play with fire will perish by it,” demanded that its citizens avoid visiting Japan, and escalated its military provocations near Japanese islands.

Relations between Tokyo and Beijing are worsening over Taiwan, yet China may be exercising restraint and waiting for the right moment to hit back.

The records underscore how the Taiwan issue has long been a potential source of friction in Sino-Japanese ties. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.