Taiwan gently pushes back on Trump’s warnings after China summit

Lai's comments were his first direct response to the summit last week in Beijing between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping that raised concerns in democratically governed Taiwan about the potential of a Chinese invasion.

Taiwan leader: Island has ‘right to engage with world’

Taiwan depends heavily on U.S. security backing to deter China from carrying out its threat to annex the island by force.

Taiwan is central to China's interests, and Beijing has refused to rule out using military force to retake control.