‘Will work on Taiwan problem’: Trump days after meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing

US President Donald Trump said he would “work on the Taiwan problem” and speak with its president after his recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Trump also said it was “good” that Xi had met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing.



Speaking days after his China visit, Trump said he believed it was “good” that Xi had met Putin in Beijing, where the two leaders signed more than 40 agreements covering trade, technology, energy and media cooperation. Xi and Putin described ties between their countries as being at their “highest level in history” and pledged deeper coordination on artificial intelligence, energy security and global affairs.

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The White House later released a fact sheet on Trump’s Beijing visit, focusing heavily on trade and investment agreements but making no direct mention of Taiwan, despite the self-governed island reportedly dominating discussions between Trump and Xi behind closed doors.

According to the document, Washington and Beijing agreed to create new “US-China Board of Trade” and “US-China Board of Investment” mechanisms aimed at managing economic disputes and boosting bilateral cooperation. China also committed to addressing US concerns over shortages of critical rare earth materials and approved an initial purchase of 200 Boeing aircraft, marking the first major Chinese order for American-made Boeing planes since 2017.

The White House added that China would buy at least $17 billion worth of US agricultural products annually between 2026 and 2028, while also restoring market access for hundreds of American beef facilities and resuming poultry imports from US states cleared of bird flu restrictions.

Although Trump avoided publicly discussing Taiwan during the Beijing trip, he later admitted that he and Xi had “talked a lot about Taiwan”. Xi reportedly warned that mishandling the issue could push the US and China towards conflict. Trump also suggested he was reconsidering a previously approved US arms package for Taipei after objections from Beijing, describing the proposed weapons sale as a possible “negotiating chip”.