Taiwan confident in US ties but hopes for no 'surprises' from Trump's China summit
Trump will discuss a $14 billion Taiwan arms package with Xi as Beijing presses Washington to soften its stance on the island.
- President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing on Wednesday, May 13, for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping where Taiwan, which China views as its territory, is certain to dominate discussions.
- Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung expressed confidence in U.S. ties on Monday but hopes the summit produces no "surprises" regarding Taiwan, which China last month called the "biggest risk" in bilateral relations.
- While the U.S. has sold more than $50 billion in arms to Taiwan, Parliament recently passed a smaller defense budget than requested, prompting Premier Cho Jung-tai to pledge "remedial" action to restore international trust.
- Beijing seeks to shift official U.S. language from saying it "does not support" to saying it "opposes" Taiwanese independence, challenging decades of U.S. "strategic ambiguity towards" the island.
- U.S. intelligence reports indicate China will not invade Taiwan in the next year despite Xi's prior 2027 military preparation orders, while Taiwan produces 90% of the world's high-end semiconductors critical to AI technology.
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Taiwan confident in US ties but hopes for no 'surprises' from Trump's China summit
Taiwan is confident in the stable development of its ties with the U.S. but hopes there are no "surprises" on Taiwan-related issues when U.S. President Donald Trump visits China this week, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Monday.
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Taiwan confident in U.S. ties but hopes for no 'surprises' from Trump's China summit
TAIPEI – Taiwan is confident in the stable development of its ties with the U.S. but hopes there are no "surprises" on Taiwan-related issues when U.S. President Donald Trump visits China this week, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Monday.
Taiwan has long been considered a "core of core interests" by China. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently confirmed that the Taiwan issue will undoubtedly be one of the topics of discussion when President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week (May 14-15). However, he emphasized at the Vatican on Friday (May 8) that Taiwan "will not be the focus of this trip." How will the two leaders discuss the Taiwan issue?
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