Xi-Trump summit in Beijing heralds start of constructive, stable relations

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

At a time of mounting global uncertainty and accelerating changes unseen in a century, the consensus sends an important message: China and the United States should choose dialogue over confrontation, cooperation over conflict, and stability over turbulence.

This "new positioning" charts a new course for the giant ship of China-US relations to navigate through storms and sail smoothly, while also injecting greater stability and certainty into the future of global development.

Instead of arriving in Beijing with the Middle East conflict behind him, Trump faces the added challenge of confronting Xi over China’s ties to Tehran while trying to preserve leverage in one of the world’s most consequential relationships.