Xi Warns Trump About Mishandling Taiwan
Xi warned mishandling Taiwan could push China-U.S. relations to a dangerous place as the two leaders met, Reuters reported.
- On Wednesday, President Jinping and President Donald Trump met in Beijing, where the leader warned that mishandling Taiwan disagreements could push relations to a "dangerous place."
- Beijing claims the democratically governed island of Taiwan as its own, while the United States is bound by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself.
- With the United States as China's fourth-largest trading partner, leaders discussed efforts to cut a trade deficit that has long strained the bilateral relationship between the world's two largest economies.
- China agreed to order 200 commercial aircraft, marking the country's first purchase of United States-made jets in nearly a decade, while officials also discussed maintaining balanced and positive outcomes for foreign trade.
- Analysts suggest the two countries could collide if tensions over categories of chip-making equipment and advanced semiconductors are not managed carefully, highlighting the fragility of this essential, yet competitive, partnership.
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Xi warns Trump about mishandling Taiwan
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BEIJING — China's President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday that mishandling the countries' disagreements over Taiwan could push China-U.S. relations to a "dangerous place" as the two leaders met for a closely watched summit.
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