The White House did not mention Taiwan in its statement on the Trump-Xi talks — NBC
Following talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the White House released an official statement that made no mention of Taiwan. At the same time, the Chinese side devoted significant attention to this issue in its statement, which drew the attention of the media and analysts.
This was reported by NBC.
“President Trump held a productive meeting with Chinese leader Xi. The parties discussed ways to strengthen economic cooperation between the countries, including expanding access for American companies to the Chinese market and increasing Chinese investment in American industries. Executives from many of the largest U.S. companies participated in part of the meeting,” a White House spokesperson said.
The U.S. statement also mentions the conflict with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.
“President Xi also clearly articulated China’s position on opposing the militarization of the Strait of Hormuz and any attempts to charge fees for its use, and expressed interest in increasing purchases of U.S. oil to reduce China’s dependence on the strait in the future. Both countries agreed that Iran should not possess nuclear weapons,” the White House representative added.
He noted that Trump and Xi “emphasized the need to continue working to stop the flow of fentanyl precursors into the United States, as well as to increase China’s purchases of American agricultural products.”
Taipei closely monitored the talks and remained in close contact with Washington. A spokesperson for the Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council stated that “while Taiwan has been an important topic at every U.S.-China summit, today’s meeting brought no surprises.”
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