The Chinese government has long regarded Taiwan, an island democracy with about 23 million people, as a renegade province, and Xi has repeatedly said it will be "reunified" with mainland China. In June, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there was an "imminent" threat that China could invade Taiwan, amid reports that Xi had set a 2027 deadline for Beijing's sovereignty over the island to be established.
søndag 17. august 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping gave him a personal assurance that he wouldn't invade Taiwan while Trump was in the White House. Trump made the comment during an interview with Fox News' Special Report ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
The Chinese government has long regarded Taiwan, an island democracy with about 23 million people, as a renegade province, and Xi has repeatedly said it will be "reunified" with mainland China. In June, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there was an "imminent" threat that China could invade Taiwan, amid reports that Xi had set a 2027 deadline for Beijing's sovereignty over the island to be established.
The Chinese government has long regarded Taiwan, an island democracy with about 23 million people, as a renegade province, and Xi has repeatedly said it will be "reunified" with mainland China. In June, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there was an "imminent" threat that China could invade Taiwan, amid reports that Xi had set a 2027 deadline for Beijing's sovereignty over the island to be established.
