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William Lai is known to be headstrong and pro-independence. But analysts say the loss of legislative majority will act as a deterrent against any move to change Taiwan’s constitution.

Liu’s 18 months as head of the international department marked by overseas visits and a willingness to weigh in on global affairs.

‘We will create a more favourable international environment and provide more solid strategic support for building China into a great modern socialist country,’ Chinese president says after two-day Central Conference on Foreign Affairs Work.

Observers say Beijing is cautious about joining trilateral axis that could trigger ‘new cold war’ that would advance US interests and escalate tensions in the region.

Both sides came away from the summit in California with some gains, but one analyst warned that ‘both countries are much closer to a real crisis than many people think’

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Ten years after Xi Jinping announced his signature Belt and Road project, its goals and outcomes have evolved.

More trade expected to be done in Chinese yuan as interest rates and geopolitical tensions make belt and road investors wary.

The joint military exercise, involving 30,000 troops from 11 countries, is targeted at China, which has increasingly become assertive in the Indo-Pacific region. But it is certain to raise tension in the volatile region, especially in the Taiwan Strait, where China recently held a coercive two-day military drill.