US president claims Chinese leader will be more likely than himself to bring up Taiwan issue, while Lai may also be on the agenda
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenYuanyue Dangin WashingtonPublished: 5:24am, 12 May 2026Updated: 5:25am, 12 May 2026US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Taiwan would be discussed in his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and pledged to raise the case of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying at their summit in Beijing this week.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said the Chinese President would be more likely than he to bring up the Taiwan issue at their meeting on Thursday and Friday.“He’ll bring up Taiwan, I think, more than I will,” he said.
Asked whether the US should continue selling arms to Taiwan, Trump said: “I’m going to have that discussion with President Xi.”
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