Trump Tells Xi U.S. Taiwan Policy Remains Unchanged After Summit

M. ET. Trump detailed his face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and its implications for Taiwan, Iran and detained individuals.

U.S. policy regarding Taiwan. "I'm not looking to have somebody go independent," he stated. He questioned whether the United States is supposed to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war over Taiwan.

"I want them to cool down. U.S. involvement in Taiwan affairs, including through weapons sales.

U.S. does not formally recognize Beijing’s claim over Taiwan but has unofficially supported Taiwan through defense assistance. U.S. arms package for Taiwan was pre-approved by lawmakers last year.

U.S. When asked about signing off on it, Trump said 'I may do it.

U.S. Over the island, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. Trump also raised the cases of detainees with Xi. He asked Chinese President Xi to consider releasing Jimmy Lai. Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong media mogul and Catholic imprisoned for criticizing the Chinese government.

He said he did not feel optimistic about the release of Jimmy Lai. Trump said he felt optimistic about the second detainee whose release is now under consideration. U.S. left Iran’s bridges and electricity capacity intact but could knock them out in two days.

U.S. has been involved in Iran for two and a half months. He contrasted the current timeline with past conflicts, noting Vietnam lasted 19 years, Iraq was like 10 years, Korea was seven years and other engagements lasted 14, 12 and nine years respectively.

U.S. is currently choosing not to escalate further.