Trump said he would speak directly with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te, describing that he speaks to everyone. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry stated Lai would be happy to discuss the matters with Trump and emphasized commitment to maintaining a stable status quo in the Taiwan Strait. The remarks followed Trump’s state visit to China, where he said he had a great meeting with Xi Jinping and would work on the Taiwan problem. The United States shifted diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1979 under the One China policy and has avoided public presidential communications with Taiwanese leaders since then. The Taiwan Relations Act commits the US to providing Taiwan with means to defend itself, while China opposes direct US-Taiwan communications and threatens force if needed.
""I'll speak to him. I speak to everybody," said Trump when asked about the situation. Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Lai would be "happy to discuss these matters with President Trump." It added that Lai is "committed to maintaining the stable status quo in the Taiwan Strait." Trump's statement was the second such made since his state visit to China last week."
""We'll work on that the Taiwan problem." Trump's statement was the second such made since his state visit to China last week. The US leader previously said he had "a great meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping, adding that the Taiwan issue would be addressed as part of US-China relations."
"The US officially shifted Taiwanese diplomatic recognition from Taipei (the Republic of China, or ROC) to Beijing (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) in 1979 as part of its "One China" policy of strategic ambiguity and has not engaged in public presidential communications with Taiwanese leaders since that time. That same year, the US also established the Taiwan Relations Act, committing itself by law to providing Taiwan with the means to defend itself against regional threats."
"Although the US has continued to engage in backchannel talks with Taiwan, public displays of support from Washington are frowned upon by Beijing, which considers the self-governing democracy part of its territory and has threatened to take the island republic by force if necessary. During Trump's recent state visit, China's Xi made clear that the handling of the Taiwan issue would be key to maintaining stability in US-China relations."
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