Amid a near-complete reversal in U.S. foreign policy, more nations may look to China to fill the role that the United States once played – an unthinkable prospect just a few months ago.

Trump's relations with European leaders are fraying over Ukraine, and China sees the opportunity to exploit the divisions for its economic advantage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was still open to a mineral deal after a clash with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Tensions flared during the live, televised discussion after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky questioned U.S. President Donald Trump's trust in Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing his past violations of agreements and land grabs—first in 2014 and again with its full-scale invasion in 2022.

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu unpacks the Donald Trump–Volodymyr Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting and what the development in United States–Ukraine relations could mean for China. Next,

Following an Oval Office blowup and a European-led summit, a path to ending the war in Ukraine seems more unclear than ever as new rifts emerge between the United States and the European Union. For China,

The fallout from Friday’s heated Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and today’s announcement that the U.S. would pause aid to Ukraine continues to reverberate around the world.

On Feb. 12, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent presented Zelenskyy a minerals cooperation agreement calling for 50% of Ukraine’s mineral and natural resources revenues to go to the U.S. But Zelenskyy refused to sign the agreement as it included no security guarantees for Ukraine. A new agreement is currently being worked on.

And Ukraine is willing to cut some kind of deal. Kyiv has been courting American investment since 2023. According to the New York Times, that push included a Trump-Zelensky meeting and visits to the US from Ukrainian officials pitching deals for lithium and titanium. The US and Ukraine are still discussing some kind of metals-for-security deal.

The U.S. is Taiwan's ace in the hole as it faces China's threats, so does Trump's fickle foreign policy fuel concern, or does Taipei have "a better hand"?

US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports will start on Tuesday, dismissing hopes for exemptions. He cited conce