US media had reported that US President Donald Trump has declined to give approval for USD 400 million of military aid to Taiwan because he is seeking to negotiate a trade deal with China
Containers seen at the port in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, ahead of China’s Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump planned phone call on Friday. Pic/AFP
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephonic conversation, Xinhua News reported on Friday. Prior to the call between the two leaders, US media had reported that US President Donald Trump has declined to give approval for USD 400 million of military aid to Taiwan because he is seeking to negotiate a trade deal with China.
Trump is also striving for a summit deal with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, as per US media reports. The Trump administration is generally seeking to soften relations with Beijing. A White House representative said the aid package decision has not been finalised and may be reviewed. According to local US media outlets, Trump and Xi were expected to discuss a deal to confirm the framework of a deal that would separate the TikTok app from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to avoid a US ban.
“We have a deal on TikTok. I’ve reached a deal with China. I’m going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything up,” Trump told mediapersons outside the White House on Tuesday according to the New York Post.
Last year, former US President Joe Biden enacted a law mandating that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, based in China, sell off the app or face a ban in the US due to national security concerns. A US federal law was scheduled to take effect in January this year, requiring the company to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the US. Trump later extended the deadline.
Chinese and US officials had trade teams hold a new round of talks in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday and Monday, following discussions earlier in Switzerland, Britain and Sweden.
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