Trump Speaks to Leaders of China, Japan Amid Dispute Over Taiwan Strait

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Taiwan has once again emerged as a key geopolitical issue. On Monday, US President Donald Trump held calls with the leaders of China and Japan. Tensions are growing between the two Asian countries after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae said her country could become militarily involved in a Taiwan Strait conflict.

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00:00A month after U.S. President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea,

00:06the two leaders spoke again on the phone. China's foreign ministry says the two discussed Taiwan,

00:12adding that the U.S. understands the importance of the Taiwan issue to China.

00:17But in a social media post from Trump, the U.S. president said the call covered topics like

00:21Ukraine and Russia, fentanyl, soybeans and other farm goods, making no mention of Taiwan.

00:28It's a stark contrast from their meeting last month on the sidelines of the APEC summit,

00:33where both sides said Taiwan didn't come up in their talks.

00:37Taiwan says it has been closely following talks between the U.S. and China.

00:42Officials say Beijing is trying to intimidate Taiwan.

00:45In the news report, the truth is that the most important goal is to threaten Taiwan.

00:58The call comes as China is wrapped in the disputes with Japan, after Japanese Prime Minister

01:10Takaichi Sanai said a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

01:16China strongly protested her remarks and ramped up military activity in the region. But Trump didn't

01:22just speak to Xi. He then went on to have a phone call with Takaichi in their first talk since the

01:27Japan-China spat.

01:31Under the current international circumstances following President Trump's recent visit to Japan,

01:37I believe that I was able to confirm the close cooperation between Japan and the U.S.

01:41But with no details released from the U.S.-Japan call, and Takaichi offering no comments on whether

01:48the Taiwan Strait came up, questions are now being raised about how Trump is handling the Taiwan issue.

01:53随着时间发展,川普越来越意识到

01:57台湾议题是一个非常难处理的问题。

01:59我觉得川普现在好像感觉上就是尽量淡化有关

02:03台湾的议题。

02:04可是反过就是说,如果习近平为了高四的谈台湾议题

02:11跑去找川普,那么高四也来去跟川普通电话。

02:15其实等于是拉高了川普总统在美国日本中间

02:19作为一个谈判者的角色。

02:21Trump says he has accepted Xi's invitation to visit Beijing in April,

02:26and has also invited Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next year.

02:30With both Japan and China shining a positive light on their relations with Washington,

02:35Taiwan is also watching to see how ties between the three countries will evolve.

02:39Hang Xi and Alan Lu for Taiwan Plus.

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