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Trump Says Xi Jinping Assured Him China Will Not Invade Taiwan During His Presidency
US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him Taiwan would not face an invasion during his presidency. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said he did not expect China to take any action against Taiwan while he remained in office. "I will tell you, you know, you have a very similar thing with President Xi of China and Taiwan, but I don't believe there's any way it's going to happen as long as I'm here. We'll see," Trump remarked. According to Trump, Xi told him directly: 'I will never do it as long as you're president.' China Reacts To Trump's Remark Following Trump's remarks, the Chinese Embassy in Washington, in a statement issued Friday, called Taiwan 'the most important and sensitive issue' in U.S.-China relations. It urged the United States to adhere to the one-China principle, stressing that Washington should 'handle Taiwan-related matters with caution' and work to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait as well as the broader U.S.-China relationship. Taiwan Detects Chinese Aircraft, Naval Vessels Near Its Territory Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported increased Chinese military activity near the island. By 6 a.m. local time on Saturday, the MND said it had tracked 21 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels operating in the vicinity of Taiwan. According to the ministry, 13 of those aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered the island's northern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). In a post on X, the MND stated: "21 sorties of PLA aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 13 out of 21 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and southwestern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly." Just a day earlier, on Friday, Taiwan had also reported the presence of seven Chinese aircraft and two naval vessels near its territory. China On Taiwan China considers Taiwan a part of its territory and has vowed to 'reunify' the self-ruled, democratic island, even by force if required. Taiwan, however, firmly rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims. ALSO READ: Putin's Diplomatic Win: Alaska Summit Fails To Halt Ukraine War, Sets Stage For Zelensky-Trump Talks
India Today
5 hours ago
- India Today
Xi Jinping assured China won't invade Taiwan till I'm President, says Trump
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump is in made the comments in an interview with Fox News, ahead of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine."I will tell you, you know, you have a very similar thing with President Xi of China and Taiwan, but I don't believe there's any way it's going to happen as long as I'm here. We'll see," Trump said during an interview on Fox News' "Special Report".advertisement "He told me, 'I will never do it as long as you're president.' President Xi told me that, and I said, 'Well, I appreciate that,' but he also said, 'But I am very patient, and China is very patient.'," Trump and Xi held their first confirmed call of Trump's second presidential term in June. Trump also said in April that Xi had called him but did not specify when that call took views Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to "reunify" with the democratic and separately governed island, by force if necessary. Taiwan strongly objects to China's sovereignty Chinese Embassy in Washington on Friday described the topic of Taiwan as "the most important and sensitive issue" in China-US relations."The US government should adhere to the one-China principle and the three US-China joint communiqus, handle Taiwan-related issues prudently, and earnestly safeguard China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said in a Washington is Taiwan's main arms supplier and international backer, the US - like most countries - has no formal diplomatic ties with the Taiwan's government has yet to respond to Trump's remarks, on Saturday a senior lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party said that Taiwan was grateful for support from "our major ally"."However ... Security cannot rely on the enemy's promise, nor can it rely solely on the help from friends. Strengthening our own defence capability is fundamental!" Wang Ting-yu, who sits on the Taiwan parliament's defence and foreign affairs committee, wrote on his Facebook page.- EndsTune InMust Watch
NDTV
5 hours ago
- NDTV
'China Very Patient, Xi Won't Invade Taiwan During My Presidency': Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him that he would not invade Taiwan as long as Trump is president, per a report by Reuters. Speaking at an interview with Fox News, he said, "I will tell you, you know, you have a very similar thing with President Xi of China and Taiwan, but I don't believe there's any way it's going to happen as long as I'm here. We'll see." Trump added, "He told me, 'I will never do it as long as you're president.' President Xi told me that, and I said, 'Well, I appreciate that,' but he also said, 'But I am very patient, and China is very patient,'" Trump added. The two leaders held their first confirmed call of Trump's second presidential term in June. Trump also mentioned in April that Xi had called him but did not specify when that call took place. China considers Taiwan to be its own territory and has vowed to "reunify" with the democratic and separately governed island, by force if necessary.. However, Taiwan strongly objects to China's sovereignty claims. It is noteworthy that although the US is the primary arms supplier and international backer for Taiwan, the two countries have no formal diplomatic ties. The Chinese Embassy in Washington on Friday said that the topic of Taiwan is the "most important and sensitive issue" in China-US relations. "The US govt should adhere to the one-China principle and the three US-China joint communiqués, handle Taiwan-related issues prudently, and earnestly safeguard China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said in a statement.
