Trump says China ‘doesn’t want’ to invade Taiwan and reaffirms trust in Xi
US president says ‘I want to be good to China’ after Pentagon previously warned China may attempt takeover of TaiwanDonald Trump has expressed doubt on Monday that China would invade Taiwan as he voiced confidence in his relationship with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, whom he will meet...
<p>US president says ‘I want to be good to China’ after Pentagon previously warned China may attempt takeover of Taiwan</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> has expressed doubt on Monday that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/china">China</a> would invade <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/taiwan">Taiwan</a> as he voiced confidence in his relationship with his Chinese counterpart, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/xi-jinping">Xi Jinping</a>, whom he will meet later this month.</p><p>Trump was asked about an earlier Pentagon assessment that Xi could <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/10/china-could-invade-taiwan-in-next-six-years-top-us-admiral-warns">in the next six years attempt to seize Taiwan,</a> a self-governing democracy claimed by China.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/20/trump-china-taiwan-invasion-xi-jinping">Continue reading...</a>
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