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Taiwan casts long shadow over Trump’s summit with Xi

South China Morning Post · · 144 words · By Yuanyue Dang
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“Trump’s state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Donald Trump made a state visit to China from May 13 to 15, 2026. This is further corroborated by web search results from Reuters and CNN, which specify the visit occurred from Wednesday (May 13) to Friday (May 15).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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“Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Friday that during Trump’s state visit to China from Wednesday to Friday, the Chinese side “feels during the meetings” that “the US side understands China’s position, values China’s concerns, and, like the international community, does not recognise or accept Taiwan independence”.”
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The specific quote from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi regarding the US side's understanding of China's position and non-recognition of Taiwan independence is directly reported in the South China Morning Post web search result. The context of the visit (Wednesday to Friday) is corroborated by multiple other sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between China and Japan entered a state of crisis in November 2025, after Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said in the Japanese parliament that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could potenti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The minister of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's top and most important State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; pinyin: Wáng Yì; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who is the director of the Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office of the Chinese Communis…
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“Trump said he and Xi “talked a lot about Taiwan” during their formal and informal exchanges on Thursday and Friday.”
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Wikipedia confirms the 2026 state visit occurred from May 13 to 15 (Wednesday to Friday). While the specific quote about 'talking a lot about Taiwan' is a statement attributed to Trump, the occurrence of the meetings on Thursday and Friday is verified by the timeline of the state visit in Wikipedia and news reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips made by Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of China. Xi Jinping has made 56 international trips to 71 countries si…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 8 to 10 November 2017, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China with his wife, the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump. This was Trump's first stat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
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