After a summit between US President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping ended with no public statement on Taiwan, Trump has now said Xi 'understands' his position on the island, without saying what that position is.
US President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in Washington and agreed to pause their tariff war for two months, celebrating with a White House state dinner and warm public toasts.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have calmed their escalating tariff dispute into a truce ahead of a planned summit between the US and Chinese leaders.
Taiwan makes most of the world's most advanced computer chips, which power artificial intelligence.
Taiwan's defense ministry says China has stepped up 'unpredictable' military activity in the air and sea around Taiwan, but gave no numbers on flights, ships or incursions.
ChangXin Memory Technologies, a major Chinese maker of memory chips, is suing the US Department of Defense in an American court over being placed on a Pentagon list of alleged Chinese military companies.