Beijing warns US on Taiwan ties after Trump signals openness to talking with Lai

FC Fan Chen,Orange WangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-21 · 10:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Beijing has reaffirmed its strong opposition to any official engagement between the United States and Taiwan. This statement comes after Donald Trump indicated he would be open to speaking with William Lai Ching-te, who is described as "running" Taiwan. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun stated that China's stance against official US exchanges with Taiwan and US arms sales to the island is consistent, clear, and firm. Beijing urged the United States to uphold the consensus reached by the heads of state during Trump's recent visit to Beijing, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his trip to Beijing.

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China urges the US to implement the consensus reached by the heads of state.

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Donald Trump expressed openness to speaking with William Lai Ching-te, who is running Taiwan.

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Beijing reiterates firm opposition to official interactions between Washington and Taiwan.

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Beijing has reiterated its firm opposition to any official interactions between Washington and Taiwan, following Donald Trump’s remarks that he would be open to speaking with the person “running” the island, William Lai Ching-te.“China’s opposition to official US exchanges with China’s Taiwan region and US arms to Taiwan remains consistent, clear and firm,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.The ministry urged the United States to “earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the heads of state”, referring to Trump’s trip to Beijing last week when he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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