Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland ...
U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns described the relationship as contentious and deeply competitive, “and you can’t get around ...
Great Hall of the People, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of U.S.-China diplomatic relations ... for U.S leadership being World War II and the Cold War.
The United States and China appear destined for a military conflict, with bellicose rhetoric on both sides, an escalating ...
Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing, a move that remains a point of tension, though it moved ...
Britain defeats China in the first Opium War, opening China to Western powers for trade, Christian missions, and legalizin ...
and by the U.S. just after World War II.” Smith wrote, “It means that in an extended war of production, there is no guarantee that the entire world united could defeat China alone.” ...