China's Xi warns US against arms support for Taiwan

TT

Published 18.34

 

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a meeting in October. Archive photo. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP/TT

There were shifts in the messages conveyed after a phone call between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump.

Xi urged the US to be "cautious" when selling arms to Taiwan, state-run Chinese media company CCTV reported:

- The issue of Taiwan is the most important in the relationship between the US and China, Xi said.

Trump said the conversation had been "excellent" and that topics related to trade and the military had been discussed.

The Russian invasion war in Ukraine, as well as the situation in Iran and issues related to oil and gas trade, were also raised in Wednesday's conversation.

“The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is extremely good,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump is traveling to China in April to meet with Xi, who is expected to visit the United States in the fall.