China is preparing a business delegation for President Xi Jinping’s Washington visit as Beijing pursues more predictable trade relations and opportunities for companies facing US market-access barriers. The preparations combine official economic talks with a proposed corporate entourage, although the sources reviewed have not publicly confirmed the individual executives attending.

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed the Virtual Asset Service Act in June 2026, and Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) is now drafting delegated regulations, with completion planned for the first quarter of 2027. PwC Taiwan managing director Monica Lee said banks will need licenses to operate virtual asset services, and lending licenses are the most likely to be profitable.