US stance on Taiwan unchanged, US official says after Trump, Xi talkBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAUS policy regarding Taiwan has not changed, a US official said following yesterday’s phone call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), in which they mentioned Taiwan. US President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are pictured outside Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30 last year. Meanwhile, an official Chinese government account said that Xi had said: “I attach great importance to Sino-US relations.”The US must handle the issue of arms sales to Taiwan with prudence, Xi was quoted as saying by Chinese state news agency Xinhua. Xi's focus on arms sales followed Washington's approval in December last year of a record US$11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones. The Taiwan Relations Act was promulgated in 1979 after the US ended formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and was drafted to help maintain peace, security and stability in the Western Pacific.

Source: Taipei Times February 05, 2026 08:29 UTC