Trump Warns Taiwan Against Declaring Independence Hours After Xi Summit

Trump also cast doubt on whether he will move forward with a weapons package for Taiwan

The comments quickly drew attention on Capitol Hill, where Taiwan has long enjoyed strong bipartisan support and lawmakers have been pushing the administration to move ahead with a delayed $14 billion arms sale that Congress approved in January.

Beijing signals Taiwan will shape broader ties with Washington as Trump weighs future arms sales to the island

Donald Trump described Taiwan as a “difficult problem” for the United States and cautioned against any move towards formal Taiwanese independence following his two-day summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing.