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President Donald Trump to China, the island of Taiwan has issued a statement saying it is “sovereign and independent”. But Saturday’s statement added that Taiwan plans to maintain the “cross-strait status quo”, under
sovereignty over Taiwan though many in Taiwan consider themselves to be a sovereign nation. Beijing sees the self-governed island as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country
sovereignty has been a fractious issue, stretching back to the Chinese civil war in the 1940s. While the US does not officially back Taiwan’s claims to independence, successive presidencies have supported the island through
sovereignty and security”. The US is making it increasingly clear that it wants China’s help in striking a deal with Iran. The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said the administration wanted
President Xi for a working lunch on Friday, before flying back to the US. “A consequence of the coincidence of Trump’s visit to China with the BRICS foreign ministers’ summit in India is that