President Donald J. Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. File. Photo by Daniel Torok/The White House/UPI | License Photo
May 18 (Asia Today) -- Close advisers to President Donald Trump warned after last week's U.S.-China summit that the likelihood of China invading Taiwan within the next five years has increased, raising fears of a major disruption to global semiconductor supply chains.
The concerns were reported Saturday by Axios, citing people close to Trump following his May 14-15 summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
According to the report, Trump's advisers said the president appreciated the elaborate state reception and hospitality provided by Xi, but viewed the Chinese leader's underlying message as far more assertive.
"One thing Xi was signaling is that China no longer sees itself as a rising power, but as an equal to the United States," one Trump ally was quoted as saying. "And he is trying to say Taiwan belongs to China."
