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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