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Trump says China's Xi has assured him that he won't take action on Taiwan during Republican's term
- President Donald Trump told CBS News program 60 Minutes on Sunday, November 2, 2025 that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him Beijing would not take military action on Taiwan during his presidency in an interview taped Friday at Mar-a-Lago resort, Florida.
- The meeting in South Korea largely focused on US-China trade tensions, while U.S. officials have long been concerned about possible Chinese military action against Taiwan, the self-ruled island democracy.
- Trump demurred when asked on CBS whether he would order U.S. forces to defend Taiwan, saying `You'll find out if it happens, and he understands the answer to that,` and claimed Xi said `We would never do anything while President Trump is president.`
- The White House declined to provide further timing or detail on when Xi or Chinese officials assured military action on Taiwan was off the table, while the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act directs U.S. policy to enable Taiwan's self-defense without mandating military intervention.
- Trump's comments aired on CBS News' 60 Minutes, marking his first appearance since settling a summer lawsuit and notably omitting Taiwan from the South Korea meeting.
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