“I will talk to him. I talk to everyone,” Trump said in response to a question on whether he intends to talk to Li before making a decision on the sale of weapons, on Wednesday, according to foreign news agencies. “We will deal with the problem of Taiwan,” he said, and at the same time praised his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who met with him in Beijing last week during Trump’s visit.
A direct conversation between Trump and Li would represent a departure from decades-old diplomatic practice. Since Washington broke off official relations with Taipei in 1979 and diplomatically recognized Beijing, there has been no such conversation. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
USA maintain unofficial ties with Taiwan and, in accordance with security obligations from 1979, support defense.
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