Xi jinping urges Trump to uphold Post-War Order, Reasserts Claim to Taiwan in Phone Call
BEIJING - In a phone conversation, Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed U.S. President Donald Trump to jointly safeguard the outcomes of World War II and reiterated China’s position that Taiwan’s return to mainland control is integral to the post-war international order. The call took place amid heightened regional tensions sparked by recent statements from Japanese officials regarding potential military intervention in the Taiwan Strait.
Xi referenced the positive outcomes of the leaders’ meeting in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, stating, “The vision of China and the United States supporting each other for success and achieving prosperity together has become a concrete achievable goal,” according to a statement released by the Chinese ministry of Foreign Affairs.
the conversation also covered the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, with Xi expressing China’s support for all peace efforts and voicing a desire for a “fair, permanent and binding peace agreement that would radically solve the problem.”
The call’s timing coincides with escalating diplomatic friction between China and Japan following remarks by japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae on November 7. Sanae indicated Japan would consider military intervention in the Taiwan Strait if it posed an existential threat to the country – a departure from Japan’s previously maintained policy of “strategic uncertainty.”
China swiftly responded, summoning Japanese Ambassador to Beijing, Kenji Kanasugi, to the chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivering a formal note of protest. While Sanae later clarified his comments as hypothetical and pledged to avoid similar statements in the future,he declined to retract them.
China views Taiwan as a renegade province and has consistently opposed any external interference in what it considers an internal matter. The issue remains a notable point of contention in U.S.-China relations.
