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

Only the Taiwanese people can decide their future, Taiwan’s president said ‌Sunday, after President Donald Trump appeared to raise doubts about long-standing U.S. policy on his trip to China

Only the Taiwanese people can decide their future, Taiwan’s president said ‌Sunday, after President Donald Trump appeared to raise doubts about long-standing U.S. policy on his trip to China.

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Trump said he had not yet decided whether to proceed with arms sales to Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy that Beijing has vowed to control by force if necessary, after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Trump also said Friday he was “not looking to have somebody go independent” when asked about whether the U.S. would come to Taiwan’s rescue in the event of a Chinese invasion. “We’re supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war. I’m not looking for that,” he told Fox News, adding that he wants both sides to “cool down.”