Relations with US ‘rock solid,’ President Lai says after Trump-Xi callBy by Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard / Reuters, TAIPEIRelations between Taiwan and the US are "rock-solid" and cooperation programs would continue and not change, President William Lai (賴清德) said today after Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) discussed Taiwan with US President Donald Trump. In a call yesterday, Xi told Trump that the US should "carefully" handle arms sales to Taiwan. Speaking to reporters in central Taiwan, Lai said that Taipei and Washington have strong channels of communication. President William Lai speaks at a news conference in Taipei on Tuesday. Photo: Luo Pei-de, Taipei Times"Taiwan-US relations are rock-solid; all cooperation programs will continue and will not change," Lai said, adding that US commitments to Taiwan also remain unchanged.

Source: Taipei Times February 05, 2026 03:59 UTC