{"id":118385,"date":"2026-05-15T16:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=118385"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:51:05","slug":"taiwan-says-it-will-deepen-us-ties-after-trump-xi-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=118385","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan says it will deepen US ties after Trump-Xi meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TAIPEI \u2014 Taiwan will deepen ties with the United States following talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, its foreign minister said on Friday, adding that it was China that was increasing regional “risks.” Trump said earlier on Friday on his way home from Beijing that he had discussed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with President Xi and said he would soon make a decision on the matter, highlighting a flashpoint in U.S.-China relations. The U.S. is Taiwan’s most important international backer, while China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own, has demanded that such arms sales stop. In a post on his Facebook page which did not directly reference Trump’s remarks, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said many Taiwanese had been “concerned” by the U.S. president’s meeting with Xi. “I want to report to everyone that my diplomatic team and I have continued to closely monitor the situation, and have maintained good communication with the United States,” Lin said. “Taiwan occupies a key geostrategic position and is a responsible and t<\/div>\n
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