🇺🇸🇨🇳After nearly a decade since his last visit, US President Donald Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in a historic summit focused on global trade, technological rivalry and rising tensions over Taiwan, one of the world’s most sensitive flashpoints. 🇹🇼China claims Taiwan as part of its territory while the United States continues to back the island with military support and strong diplomatic ties. Caught in the middle is a resilient democracy that has become one of Asia’s greatest success stories, despite never being formally recognised as a sovereign state by most other countries. 🎥FRANCE 24's Stella Elgersma takes a closer look at the tense triangle between Taiwan, China and the United States: how it came to be, what's really at stake and whether a military confrontation is truly on the horizon.

Trump's trip to Beijing is the first by a US president in nearly a decade

Beim Besuch von Trump hat Chinas Staatschef Xi vor einem Konflikt wegen Taiwan gewarnt. Dies könnte die US-chinesischen Beziehungen in eine »gefährliche Lage bringen«.

Trump reportedly did not acknowledge Xi's warning, but the United States has long supported Taiwan militarily.

During a tense summit in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a clear message to US President Donald Trump regarding Taiwan. The talks underscored the fragile state of…

China's Taiwan warning casts shadow over high-stakes Trump-Xi summit