Overview
- In a CBS 60 Minutes interview aired Nov. 2, Trump said Xi and his aides have "openly" told him China would do nothing on Taiwan while he is president.
- Trump added the topic "never came up" in their South Korea meeting and declined to say if he would deploy U.S. forces, saying, "I can't give away my secrets."
- China’s embassy offered no confirmation and reiterated that Taiwan is an internal matter, and the White House provided no additional details on any assurance.
- The leaders’ first face-to-face in six years focused on trade, with reports of a temporary de-escalation and unsigned understandings on tariffs and supplies.
- The remarks come as PLA drills near Taiwan continue, and U.S. policy under the Taiwan Relations Act centers on arming Taipei without a commitment to intervene.