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Waltz: Trump was ‘quite clear’ to China on Taiwan ‘status quo’
Key takeaways
- Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said on Friday that President Trump was transparent with China s leader during their meetings this week about Taiwan and a planned U.S. arms deal to the island.
- I think the president was quite clear that it is going to be status quo going forward, he told Fox News s Martha Mac Callum.
- Trump told reporters on Friday that he had made no commitment on the issue of Taiwan after a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who opposes American support for the island.
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Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said on Friday that President Trump was transparent with China s leader during their meetings this week about Taiwan and a planned U.S. arms deal to the island.
I think the president was quite clear that it is going to be status quo going forward, he told Fox News s Martha Mac Callum. Every one of these arms sales to Taiwan is always vehemently opposed by the People s Republic of China.
Trump told reporters on Friday that he had made no commitment on the issue of Taiwan after a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who opposes American support for the island.
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