00:00Taipei says it would welcome the opportunity for Taiwan President Lai Qingde to speak directly with U.S. President Donald
00:07Trump.
00:08That's after Trump suggested he needed to talk to the person, quote, running Taiwan.
00:13This time China used to talk to the person, because Trump has had a lot of chance to meet with
00:21Xi Jinping.
00:25If we have such a chance, we will clear our position very clearly.
00:33That is, Taiwan is a stable, stable, stable and stable situation.
00:48So far, there's been no sign that Washington has plans for direct talks with Taipei.
00:54Trump made the comment when he was asked about the U.S.'s next arms sale to Taiwan, which is reportedly
00:59awaiting his approval.
01:01It came after his trip to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
01:05The U.S. does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan,
01:08and it's been decades since a sitting U.S. President has spoken directly to a Taiwanese President.
01:14Such talks would likely heighten tensions with Beijing,
01:18which calls Taiwan the greatest risk to U.S.-China relations.
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