Wu Yongping is one of China" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="12537" data-entity-type="location">Mainland China’s leading specialists on Taiwan affairs and dean of the Institute for Taiwan Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Here, he shares his views on signals from the Xi-Trump summit, and discusses peaceful reunification between the mainland and Taiwan and how it could be achieved.How should we read President Xi Jinping’s message to Donald Trump on the Taiwan question during the summit and has anything changed?Xi said that if the Taiwan question is mishandled, it could lead not only to confrontation but potentially even conflict between China and the United States.
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SUN · 2026-05-17 · 22:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0518-77066
NSR-2026-0518-77066Opinion·EN·Diplomatic
Mainland China’s Wu Yongping on what the Xi-Trump summit means for Taiwan
Wu Yongping, a leading mainland Chinese specialist on Taiwan affairs and dean at Tsinghua University, discussed the implications of the Xi-Trump summit for Taiwan. He highlighted President Xi Jinping's message to Donald Trump, stating that mishandling the Taiwan question could lead to confrontation and potentially conflict between China and the United States.
Amber WangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-17 · 22:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Wu Yongping, a leading mainland Chinese specialist on Taiwan affairs and dean at Tsinghua University, discussed the implications of the Xi-Trump summit for Taiwan. He highlighted President Xi Jinping's message to Donald Trump, stating that mishandling the Taiwan question could lead to confrontation and potentially conflict between China and the United States. Wu also addressed the concept of peaceful reunification between mainland China and Taiwan and potential pathways to achieve it. The article focuses on Wu's analysis of signals from the summit and the ongoing discussion surrounding Taiwan's future.
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The article discusses peaceful reunification between the mainland and Taiwan and how it could be achieved.
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President Xi Jinping warned Donald Trump that mishandling the Taiwan question could lead to confrontation or conflict between China and the US.
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Wu Yongping is a leading specialist on Taiwan affairs and dean of the Institute for Taiwan Studies at Tsinghua University.
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