While diplomatic tensions between the two countries are not new, both have little to gain from the current dispute subsiding.

World War Three fears are on the rise after China publicly slapped down Japan's Prime Minister. Beijing issued the threat of military action against Tokyo if it tries to interfere in Taiwan. Tensions ...

Today, Beijing considers Taiwan a province of China, though it has never been under the Communists’ rule. Statements to the contrary are considered an intervention in China’s domestic affairs, ...