{"id":9576,"date":"2026-05-14T13:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9576"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:54:09","slug":"taiwan-becomes-flashpoint-of-trump-xi-summit-as-rubio-warns-beijing-of-repercussions-for-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9576","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan becomes flashpoint of Trump-Xi summit as Rubio warns Beijing of &#8216;repercussions&#8217; for invasion"},"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>\n<p>BEIJING \u2014 President Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, were all smiles and full of public praise for each other at the start of their much-anticipated summit meeting here Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A very different story began to emerge behind closed doors after Xi continually pressed the issue of Taiwan, the self-governing, democratic island that China claims as its own.<\/p>\n<p>The mid-morning sitdown ran long \u2014 about 40 minutes over its scheduled time. Trump was notably quieter at the leaders\u2019 next stop, the 15th century Temple of Heaven. He ignored shouted questions and the body language of both presidents was noticeably stiffer.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese quickly put out their version of the reasons why.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Trump with China\u2019s Xi Jinping at a state dinner in Beijing Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPresident Xi stressed to President Trump that the Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-US relations,\u201d Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning wrote on X soon after the meeting broke up. \u201cIf it is handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability. Otherwise, the two countries will have clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Taiwan independence\u2019 and cross-Strait peace are as irreconcilable as fire and water,\u201d Mao went on. \u201cSafeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the biggest common denominator between China and the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Underscoring Beijing\u2019s point, Mao\u2019s post framed the last sentence as a direct quote to Trump by Xi.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Taiwanese army soldiers rappel from a UH-60 Black Hawk during annual drills. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Taiwanese military held live fire drills with American-made tanks in 2025.<br \/>\n <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The White House did not release their own readout of the bilateral meeting for several hours \u2014 and that statement made no mention of Taiwan. Communications director Steven Cheung refused to talk about the topic when reporters for The Post and other outlets saw him at the state banquet, instead directing them to the official statement.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with NBC News set to air Thursday evening, US time, Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted Xi\u2019s protests had no effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUS policy on the issue of Taiwan is unchanged as of today and as of the meeting that we had here today,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was raised. They always raise it on their side. We always make clear our position and we move on to the other topics.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Trump with Xi Jinping at the ceremonial welcome in Beijing.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Settled by Chiang Kai-shek\u2019s defeated Nationalists in 1949 following the Chinese Civil War, Taiwan has been a thorn in the side of the People\u2019s Republic of China for almost eight decades.<\/p>\n<p>Since the late-1970s, the US \u201cOne China\u201d policy acknowledges Beijing\u2019s claim to the island and avoids directly advocating for Taiwanese sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>However, the US is one of Taiwan\u2019s biggest arms dealers. In December, Trump announced the largest-ever weapons package for the island, worth more than $11 billion.<\/p>\n<p>While Xi has repeatedly vowed to reunify China and Taiwan \u2014 by force if necessary \u2014 Rubio told NBC News Beijing would be making \u201ca terrible mistake to force that, through force or anything of that nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere would be repercussions for that, globally, not just in the United States,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we kind of leave it there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the Taiwan Strait, Taipei\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs fired their own rhetorical volley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina is currently the only risk to regional peace and stability,\u201d the ministry said. \u201cEven during the meeting between the leaders of the United States and China, the People\u2019s Liberation Army continued to send military aircraft and ships to harass and threaten Taiwan in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- 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