How US Midterms Affect US–China Relations | China in Focus

Nov 05, 2026 - 10:52

Democrats won a major victory in the U.S. midterm elections, giving them control of both the House and the Senate. What could this mean for U.S.–China relations? And how might it affect Taiwan?
Do you have Chinese stocks in your portfolio? You may not know what you’re actually investing in—or what Chinese companies are concealing from American investors.
A multibillion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) deal between a U.S. tech giant and a Chinese company has been called off. Oracle scrapped its $7 billion deal with Tencent under pressure from the U.S. government.
China is expanding its dominance in another key sector, potentially gaining a powerful new source of leverage in its competition with the West.