Uncertainty remains over Taiwan after Trump returns from China
President Trump returned from his high-stakes China trip, but uncertainty remains over a potential $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan. Source link
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Rep. Ro Khanna says he’s “concerned that Trump may be compromising” U.S. assurances to Taiwan
President Trump wrapped up a two-day summit in China with future arms sales to Taiwan in some doubt and scant details on future Chinese purchases of American jets and soybeans. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California joins “The Takeout” with his reaction to the trip. Source link
Recapping Trump’s China summit with Xi Jinping as Taiwan control takes center stage
Recapping Trump’s China summit with Xi Jinping as Taiwan control takes center stage – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has wrapped up his trip to Beijing, where he met face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News’ Anna Coren and Natalie Brand report. Source link
Lawmakers press Trump for military support for Taiwan after Xi summit
Washington — Lawmakers in both parties say the U.S. should continue to provide arms to Taiwan after President Trump, at the end of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said he hasn’t decided whether to move forward with a pending arms sale to the island. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One Friday after … Read more
Sen. Elissa Slotkin reacts to latest Iran news, Xi’s warning to Trump on Taiwan
Taiwan, the Iran war and trade loomed over President Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday. Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan joins “The Takeout” to weigh in. Then, Lanhee Chen, fellow at the Hoover Institution, joins with analysis. Source link
How Taiwan is working to deter a potential Chinese invasion
Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested that the U.S. and China must reject the notion that a rising power is destined to fight an established one. But China sees Taiwan as part of its destiny and is willing to take it over by force if necessary. This is why Taipei is preparing for a possible attack. … Read more
Trump wraps up visit with Xi in China tonight, after talks on trade and stern words on Taiwan
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrap up their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win. The leaders of the two superpowers are holding a bilateral tea and taking a friendship photo on Friday before Mr. Trump leaves China and heads back to Washington. The two … Read more
Xi draws red line on Taiwan at Trump summit
Xi draws red line on Taiwan at Trump summit – CBS News Watch CBS News During their bilateral meeting on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Trump of “conflicts” if Taiwan is not “handled properly.” CBS News foreign correspondent Anna Coren has the latest from Beijing. Source link
Opinion | About That Taiwan ‘Thucydides Trap’
Xi Jinping likes the Greek analogy because he thinks China is the rising power and the U.S. is in decline. He might think twice about that. Source link
What does China want in Taiwan?
Xi Jinping’s ambitions for Taiwan are becoming a central topic of discussion during the Trump summit in China. Eyck Freymann, a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University, joins CBS News with more insight. Source link