Island breathes sigh of relief as fears recede that US could jettison longstanding support
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Before this week’s summit between the Chinese and US presidents, Taiwan had been cast as the anxious bystander.
Observers suggested that Taipei feared the unpredictable and transactional Donald Trump might overturn Washington’s longstanding support for the island democracy, which Beijing claims as a breakaway province, during Thursday and Friday’s talks.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/taiwan-trump-silence-xi-meeting-best-outcome
Author : Alastair McCready and Yu-chen Li in Taipei
Publish date : 2026-05-14 15:34:00
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