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Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' to Xi on Taiwan
Key takeaways
- Trump said Xi had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded: "I don't talk about that."
- The US president also said he would "make a determination over a fairly short period" on whether to go ahead with previously US announced arms sales to Taiwan which China has condemned.
- Taiwan is a long-standing US ally and Washington is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself.
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Ian Aikman Reuters China's President Xi Jinping and Donald Trump discussed Taiwan during bilateral talks in Beijing US President Donald Trump has said he has "made no commitment either way" on Taiwan during talks with China's President Xi Jinping.
On the flight back to Washington after the two-day summit in Beijing, Trump told reporters the pair had "talked a lot" about Taiwan - a self-governing island, which China claims as part of its territory and has not ruled out taking by force.
Trump said Xi had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded: "I don't talk about that."
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