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Trump's statement: China will not invade Taiwan as long as I am in office

2025-08-16 09:43:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Trump's statement: China will not invade Taiwan as long as I am in office

US President Donald Trump announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping had assured him that China would not invade Taiwan as long as Trump is in office as US President.

Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News, ahead of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

 "He told me, 'I'll 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'm very patient and China is very patient,'" Trump said.

Trump and Xi held their first confirmed phone call during Trump's second term in office in June. Trump also said in April that Xi had called him, but did not specify when that call took place.

China considers Taiwan its territory and has vowed to "reunify" the democratic, separately governed island, by force if necessary. Taiwan strongly opposes China's claims of sovereignty. The Chinese embassy in Washington has described the Taiwan issue 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 communiques, handle Taiwan-related issues with caution, and earnestly safeguard China-US relations, peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu said in a statement.

Although Washington is Taiwan's main arms supplier and international supporter, the US, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic ties with the island./ CNA





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