Xi Jinping has warned Donald Trump the issue of Taiwan, if it is “mishandled”, could lead to conflict between the two superpowers.
The Chinese president also said trade talks were making progress at the start of Trump’s two-day trip to Beijing.
Describing Taiwan as the most important issue in the relationship between China and the United States, he said that independence for the self-governing island was incompatible with peace in the Taiwan Strait.
“If handled well, the relationship can remain overall stable; if mishandled, it could lead to clashes or even conflict, pushing ties into a very dangerous situation,” Chinese state media quoted Xi as telling Trump when they met in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday morning.
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