Taiwan tensions poised to be primary flashpoint of Donald Trump’s Beijing agenda

SCMP · 2026-02-12
Taiwan tensions poised to be primary flashpoint of Donald Trump’s Beijing agenda

Taiwan is likely to be “the most critical and contentious” issue when US President Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in less than two months, according to analysts, who called on Beijing and Washington to “turn the page” on trade. They also warned there was little chance the powe