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U.S. Trade Representative: Trump considers the interactive impact of U.S.-China factors on arms sales to Taiwan | International | Central News Agency CNA
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Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency reporter Liao Hanyuan, New York, 17th) U.S. Trade Representative Greer said on the Sunday Political Commentary program today that President Trump is considering how to promote arms sales to Taiwan. The reality is that the stability of U.S.-China relations is very important. He emphasized that the U.S. trade deficit with China decreased by 30% last year, the U.S. maintained tariffs on China and China opened the U.S. agricultural market, and these interacted with each other. George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC’s Sunday political commentary program “This Week,” asked guest Jamieson Greer how Trump uses arms sales to Taiwan as a bargaining chip. What to expect in return? Greer said that everyone remembers that the United States has sold arms to Taiwan for many years, and there have been many times during which there were no arms sales. Former President Obama (Barack Obama) and former President George W. Bush (George W. Bush) both suspended arms sales. Trump is considering how to advance this matter. The reality is that the stability of U.S.-China relations is very important. He said that the United States and China are two important economies. China has long raised the issue of arms sales to Taiwan, and Trump is considering how to deal with it. The background is that the United States reduced its trade deficit with China by 30% last year, maintained tariffs on China to control imports, and China opened its market for American agricultural products. These interact with each other. But Trump made decisions based on national security, based on the needs of U.S. national security. Stephanopoulo asked, what does Trump want to gain in return if he suspends arms sales to Taiwan? Greer said that the most important thing is that the status quo across the Taiwan Strait has not changed, and Trump has made it clear that the U.S. policy toward Taiwan has not changed. We hope that the situation will be stable, and if Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to change the status quo, it will be obvious that we will take it into consideration. Greer emphasized that Trump is very concerned about ensuring that nothing happens in the Taiwan Strait. This is the reason why he said in a media interview that he has not made any commitment to Xi on Taiwan. Trump will decide on his own arms sales and timing to Taiwan. (Editor: He Hongru) 1150518 supports the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.



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Analysis of US-China statements highlighting differences: Beijing may use Xi Jinping’s return visit in September to constrain arms sales to Taiwan | International | Central News Agency CNA
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2026/5/15 13:29 (updated at 5/15 14:26) Please agree to our privacy policy to enable the news listening function. U.S. President Trump (front right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (front left) visited Zhongnanhai Garden together on the 15th. (Reuters) (Central News Agency, Beijing, comprehensive foreign news report on the 15th) Washington has set the tone of the Trump-Xi meeting on the 14th as a restart of trade relations, while Beijing regards it as the beginning of establishing “strategic stability”, showing that the two sides still have huge differences in their views on U.S.-China relations. Analysts also pointed out that Beijing may use Trump’s invitation to Xi Jinping for a return visit in September as a bargaining chip to curb arms sales to Taiwan. U.S. President Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15 and have a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 14th. Today is the last day of the trip. The two had tea in the morning, followed by a work lunch. Trump left Beijing after noon on the 15th. The New York Times pointed out that Xi Jinping invited Trump to Zhongnanhai this morning in return for Trump’s reception at the Mar-a-Lago Club during his visit to the United States in 2017. Zhongnanhai was a royal garden in the Qing Dynasty. After the founding of the Communist Party of China in the 1950s, it became a closed headquarters where CCP leaders lived and worked. Foreign leaders were rarely received here. Trump did not visit Zhongnanhai when he visited Beijing in 2017. Shen Dingli, a scholar at the Center for American Studies at Fudan University, said that arranging the meeting in Zhongnanhai could highlight the personal relationship between Trump and Xi Jinping. While in Zhongnanhai, Trump told the media that they had reached a “great trade deal,” but did not elaborate on the details. The Wall Street Journal pointed out that the statements issued by the United States and China on the 14th meeting between Trump and Xi were carefully worded and avoided directly revealing their differences. The White House described the summit as a pragmatic restart of trade, while Beijing described it as the first step in establishing a multi-year “strategic stability” architecture. The White House highlights opportunities for U.S. companies to enter the Chinese market and Chinese investment in the United States. The minutes of the U.S. talks also included the two sides agreeing that the Strait of Hormuz “must remain open” and that Iran “must not possess nuclear weapons.” Trump also invited Xi Jinping to pay a state visit to the White House on September 24 at a state banquet hosted by China on the evening of the 14th. The statement issued by China focuses on controlling differences and setting boundaries for competition, positioning it as a bilateral structure for establishing a “constructive strategic and stable relationship” to contain domestic forces in the United States that advocate a tougher stance against China. The Wall Street Journal believes that taken together, this shows that Xi Jinping intends to shape a more predictable U.S.-China relationship during the remainder of Trump’s term, hoping to make Trump promise that the United States will exercise self-restraint – not to suddenly impose tariffs, not to impose sanctions rashly, and not to make so-called provocations on Beijing’s red line issues. Analysts pointed out that Beijing is trying to define the rules of bilateral relations by clearly tying the Taiwan issue to the U.S.-China bilateral strategic stability architecture. Daniel Conda, partner of the Washington think tank Asia Group and former senior U.S. diplomat Kritenbrink said: “This is tantamount to telling the United States that you cannot want to establish constructive strategic stability while failing to handle Taiwan. We will not let you take it all. Later, when China is dissatisfied with certain actions of the United States, it will use this to accuse the United States of violating the consensus between the leaders of the two countries.” Trump did not answer when asked by the media in the Temple of Heaven after the Trump-Xi meeting yesterday whether he had talked about Taiwan; U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Rubio said in an exclusive interview with the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) after the meeting on the 14th that the U.S. policy towards Taiwan has not changed so far, and the issue of arms sales to Taiwan is not the focus of the Trump-Xi meeting. However, Trump invited Xi Jinping to visit the White House on September 24. Analysts believe that Beijing may also use this visit commitment as a means of pressure to delay some decisions that Washington does not want to make, including arms sales to Taiwan. (Compiled by: Chen Yiwei) 1150515 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.



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Trump and Xi Jinping Zhongnanhai tea said they reached a great trade agreement | International | Central News Agency CNA
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2026/5/15 12:45 (updated at 5/15 13:06) Please agree to our privacy policy to enable the news listening function. Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from left) accompanied US President Trump (right) on a stroll in the Zhongnanhai Garden on the west side of the Forbidden City in Beijing on the 15th. (Associated Press) (Central News Agency, Beijing, 15th, comprehensive foreign news reports) U.S. President Trump said today that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have reached a “great trade deal,” but did not provide details. The two began the last day of talks. Agence France-Presse reported that Xi Jinping accompanied Trump on a stroll in the Zhongnanhai Garden on the west side of the Forbidden City in Beijing today. Trump said: “We have reached some great trade deals that are beneficial to both countries.” Trump’s visit to Beijing this time seeks to reach agreements in areas such as agriculture, aviation, and artificial intelligence (AI). He also hopes to ease differences between the two sides in a number of tense geostrategic areas, especially the war in the Middle East. Trump has described Xi Jinping as a “great leader” and a “friend,” but the other party’s response so far has been relatively low-key. However, Trump said that he “gained a lot” from the trip. The Associated Press reported that Trump and Xi Jinping strolled in Zhongnanhai Garden for about 10 minutes. As he walked, Trump exclaimed, “This is the most beautiful rose the world has ever seen.” Xi Jinping said he would give Trump rose seeds. Trump and Xi Jinping had tea and lunch together and are expected to leave China and return to the United States in the afternoon. (Compiled by: Lu Yingzi) 1150515 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of sponsorship to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.



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