China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides different messaging in its Chinese-language and English-language statements; for example, a recent Chinese text accused Japan of planning an "active invasion" of Taiwan, while the official English translation used the softer term "active aggression."

During the Trump administration, the government of China successfully pressured U.S. airlines and hotel chains to list Taiwan as part of China on their websites.

Approximately a dozen years ago, the United States government pushed back against China's proposal for a "new model of great power relations," rejecting the concept of a "G2" condominium.