U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed that he heard from Chinese President Xi Jinping that China would not invade Taiwan during Trump's presidency.
On the 15th (local time), before his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump made this remark during an interview with Fox News. He noted, 'President Xi said, "There will never be such a thing while you are president,"' adding, 'When I expressed my gratitude, President Xi also said, "China is very patient."'
President Trump mentioned that the issue of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is similar to the situation of the war between Russia and Ukraine, saying, 'I believe that such a thing will never happen while I am president.'
In response, the Chinese embassy in Washington did not issue any separate comments. President Trump and President Xi had their first official currency after the start of Trump's second administration last June. Trump previously mentioned receiving a call from President Xi in April, but he did not disclose the specific timing.
China has maintained its stance of defining Taiwan as 'part of its territory' and has stated that it would not rule out the use of force if necessary. Taiwan strongly opposes this. The U.S. is a key supplier of weapons to Taiwan and a de facto ally, but like most other countries, it does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.