Taiwan will not provoke conflict nor give up sovereignty, says president
Key takeaways
- According to Chinese state media, Xi had told Trump that Taiwan, a self-governed island claimed by Beijing, was "the most important issue" in bilateral ties and mishandling it could lead to conflict.
- After his visit to Beijing, Trump issued a warning to Taiwan, telling Fox News: "I'm not looking to have somebody go independent."
- The US is a longstanding ally of Taiwan and is bound by law to provide the island with the means to defend itself.
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Koh Ewe Bloomberg via Getty Images Lai Ching-te, in his first direct response to the Trump-Xi meeting, stressed the need for continued US arms sales to Taiwan Taiwan will not provoke any conflict but will also not give up its sovereignty, said its president Lai Ching-te after a high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping where they discussed the issue of Taiwan's independence.
According to Chinese state media, Xi had told Trump that Taiwan, a self-governed island claimed by Beijing, was "the most important issue" in bilateral ties and mishandling it could lead to conflict.
After his visit to Beijing, Trump issued a warning to Taiwan, telling Fox News: "I'm not looking to have somebody go independent."