In response to a dispute over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China announces it was suspending discussion with the US in a number of areas, including between theater-level military commanders and on climate change.
Taiwan’s economy is heavily dependent on mainland China, meaning even if many companies on the self-ruled island wanted to reduce reliance on their bigger neighbour, the cost would be steep, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 The scale of China’s military and political response to a visit to Taiwan by the top US lawmaker suggests the latest downturn in relations between the two.
In recent years, Taiwan’s autonomy has become a vital geopolitical interest for the US because of the island’s dominance of the semiconductor manufacturing market.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week heightened tensions between China and the United States. Behind the recent developments, including Beijing’s show of force in response, are a long history of shifting ties and frictions.