Taiwan was not on the agenda when Trump met Xi
Taiwan was not something that was discussed between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during their meeting in South Korea. That's what the American president said aboard Air Force One, AFP reports.
- Taiwan was never mentioned. It was actually not discussed, he says.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as recently as last week that the country will not back down from its support for Taiwan during trade negotiations with China.
Ahead of Thursday's meeting, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung also expressed confidence in relations with the United States, Reuters reports.
China's claim to Taiwan has raised concerns about an invasion of the island. Over the past five years, China has increased its military presence, intensified its political pressure and carried out more military exercises in the region.
US reduces tariffs on China: "We have a deal"
US reduces tariffs on China from 57 to 47 percent. This is what President Donald Trump said after last night's summit in South Korea, several media outlets report.
- We have a deal, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on the way from the meeting.
The agreement extends over one year and can be extended. In exchange, Beijing will resume imports of American soybeans, continue exports of rare earth metals and crack down on the illegal trade in fentanyl.
China confirms that it will pause plans for stricter export controls for rare earth metals for one year, writes Bloomberg.
The so-called fentanyl tariffs against China are being reduced to 10 percent, writes AFP.
Trump also stated that he will visit China in April, and that Xi is expected to travel to the United States sometime "shortly thereafter."
Analysis: Conflict cools down – but problems will never be solved
The fact that China and the US agreed last night on several trade issues means that the trade war between the superpowers may now seriously be cooling down. This is what SVT's Asia correspondent Stefan Åsberg says in an analysis.
- The ultimate proof that the relationship between the US and China is thawing is that Donald Trump is planning to visit China in April, says Åström.
DI's Johan Nylander writes that the meeting was an anticlimax, with a lack of concrete decisions. But both parties showed a willingness to discuss differences of opinion.
"Many of the problems will never be solved. The US and China have fundamentally different views on what is right and proper on many issues," writes Nylander, pointing out, among other things, that the communication from the countries differed significantly after the meeting.
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