Taiwan thanks US for support ahead of further Trump-Xi talks

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are seen walking past Chinese soldiers.

Taiwan has issued its first response after Donald Trump avoided answering questions on Taiwan during his high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing.

After nearly a decade since his last visit, US President Donald Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in a historic summit focused on global trade, technological rivalry and rising tensions over Taiwan, one of the world’s most sensitive flashpoints.

The rival superpowers entered the summit divided over thorny issues including Taiwan, trade disputes and the Iran war.