Xi warns Trump that Taiwan could strain U.S.-China ties (opens in new tab)

President Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, in the first visit by a U.S. president to China in nine years, for talks on trade, technology, Taiwan and the war involving Iran. Xi welcomed Trump with a formal ceremony, then told him in closed-door talks that Taiwan is the most important issue in U.S.-China relations and that mishandling it could lead to “clashes and even conflicts,” according to Chinese state accounts cited in several ...