Donald Trump has repeatedly said he plans to speak with Lai Ching-te, but U.S. and Taiwanese officials have yet to make concrete arrangements for a call, according to sources familiar with the matter. A direct conversation between sitting U.S. and Taiwanese presidents would be unprecedented since Washington switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would speak with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.“I’ll speak to him,” Trump told reporters. “I speak to

Tratativas entre líderes representaria um avanço diplomático significativo, já que os presidentes dos EUA e da ilha asiática não mantêm contato direto desde 1979