China implemented new export controls on drones and sanctions on US companies in response to recent US measures, demonstrating a matured retaliatory economic toolkit.
Hong Kong property tycoon Gordon Wu expressed strong optimism about China's future, citing its stability and the hard work of its people. Receiving the Game Changer Award, the 90-year-old founder of Hopewell Holdings stated he has bet on China since 1978 and believes its stability will sustain its rise, contrasting it with the US.
我國駐歐盟代表謝志偉批評國民黨主席鄭麗文訪美期間對中共威脅台灣視而不見，稱其被點為「天真」是具殺傷力的外交辭令。謝志偉還指出，鄭麗文的重要會面行程據傳因遲到取消，並非政治因素。
國民黨主席鄭麗文訪美時，就兩岸關係、一中原則及第一島鏈發表論述，引發美國智庫與前官員質疑。文章分析其「同屬中華民族」、「一國兩府」及「第一島鏈是冷戰思維」等觀點，認為這些論述與北京立場高度重疊，與美國印太戰略背道而馳，是導致美方採取降格接待的根本原因。
KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen proposed an "EU model" for cross-strait peace during a forum in New York. Lawyer Huang Di-ying criticized the proposal, stating China's authoritarian regime disqualifies it from such a model, and suggested this is why Cheng was denied meetings with US officials.
Visitas de Donald Trump e Vladimir Putin à China revelaram abordagens distintas de Xi Jinping. Trump recebeu honras cerimoniais e foco em imagem, enquanto Putin selou acordos energéticos e de cooperação. A questão de Taiwan também evidenciou divergências.
