{"id":9522,"date":"2026-05-14T04:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9522"},"modified":"2026-05-14T04:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:44:51","slug":"why-taiwan-is-a-major-flashpoint-between-the-u-s-and-china-as-trump-meets-with-xi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9522","title":{"rendered":"Why Taiwan is a major flashpoint between the U.S. and China as Trump meets with Xi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>As President Trump <span class=\"link\">takes part in a Beijing summit<\/span> this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping, <span class=\"link\">no issue will be more critical<\/span> to Xi than Taiwan. <\/p>\n<p>Beijing has called <span class=\"link\">Taiwan<\/span> the core of China&#8217;s core interests, with reunification, even by force, the center of Xi&#8217;s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, China and Taiwan are similar. They have a shared history, language and culture. But over the last nearly 80 years, Taiwan has become many things that China isn&#8217;t. Taiwan, a self-ruled island, <span class=\"link\">is a thriving democracy<\/span> with a <span class=\"link\">dynamic capitalist economy<\/span>. It is a place where people express themselves openly without worry. <\/p>\n<p>Fewer than 10% of Taiwan&#8217;s population favors reunification with China, according to surveys, and fears it will fall under Communist control are on the rise. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since democratization, we have enjoyed the freedom of speech, of democracy, a diversified society,&#8221; Taiwan&#8217;s deputy foreign minister Chen Ming-chi told CBS News in an interview earlier this month. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been through an authoritarian past. We see democracy is something we achieved. Taiwanese people cherish that very much. So we will never accept the one country, two systems.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan is also one of the largest potential flash points between the U.S. and China, the only place where open warfare between the two powerful militaries is possible. China regularly <span class=\"link\">conducts military exercises<\/span> around Taiwan in an ongoing show of force.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, U.S. presidents have remained steadfast in their defense of the tiny Asian ally from its neighboring giant. But there&#8217;s growing concern that President Trump could change that, which would have implications around the world. <\/p>\n<p>Taiwan <span class=\"link\">is critical<\/span> to the American economy. It produces more than 90% of the world&#8217;s most advanced semiconductors, crucial for artificial intelligence and defense, making it indispensable to the global supply chain. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a tremendous amount at stake in this relationship,&#8221; said Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. &#8220;And I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s an exaggeration to say that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>China has seen Taiwan as a breakaway province since 1949, when the nationalists lost the Chinese Civil War to the Communists and fled the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Taiwan is an economic powerhouse with a per capita GPD that is one of the highest in the world.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, the U.S. has declined to recognize the Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s claim over the island and has provided Taiwan with billions of dollars in arms every year, <span class=\"link\">including<\/span> a $10 billion package announced last December.<\/p>\n<p>But a new $14 billion arms package for Taiwan has been awaiting Mr. Trump&#8217;s signature for months. And many in Taiwan fear Xi will use trade deals to weaken U.S. support or change the status quo. What has prompted those fears are Mr. Trump&#8217;s recent comments that he is willing to discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with Xi. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is definitely concern that he [Mr. Trump] will trade away that arms sale in exchange for something else, you know, whether that&#8217;s for assistance on Iran, or some kind of economic concession,&#8221; Czin said. &#8220;President Trump&#8217;s transactional approach is that everything&#8217;s up for negotiation.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Chen Ming-chi told CBS News that he views the U.S. as a &#8220;dependable ally,&#8221; and is not concerned it will abandon Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The U.S. can count on us as much as we can count on the U.S.,&#8221; Chen said. &#8220;Do we believe in the U.S. commitment? Yes. They are our reliable partner. 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