US President Donald Trump is in Beijing, China where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping and discussed various issues including Taiwan. According to the Chinese state media, Jinping, during the bilateral meeting with Trump said that their countries could come into conflict if the issue over Taiwan is “mishandled."&nbsp;Immediately after after the statement was made by Xi Jinping, Taiwan reacted by saying that China is the "sole risk" to regional peace and stability.&nbsp;"The Beijing authorities are currently the sole risk to regional peace and stability," the ministry said in a statement adding that "Beijing has no right to make any claims on behalf of Taiwan internationally."&nbsp;ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/donald-trump-china-visit-the-president-got-a-greeter-upgrade-in-beijing-here-is-what-an-expert-says-it-means-1778741229806">Donald Trump's China visit: The president got a greeter upgrade in Beijing. Here is what an expert says it means</a>&nbsp;Earlier on Thursday (May 14) Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that if the Taiwan issue is not handled well there could be a conflict between the two nations that could push China-U.S. relations into an "extremely dangerous situation."&nbsp;Xi stressed on safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the biggest common denominator between China and the US.&nbsp;The Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan, the island democracy that China views as its breakaway province. The nation of 23 million people has spent decades living under threat from the China, which claims Taiwan as its territory despite never having control over it.&nbsp;The Chinese Foreign Ministry, after the meeting between trump and Xi concluded on Thursday (May 14) stressed that maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait remains the “biggest common denominator” between China and the US.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Earlier on Thursday (May 14) Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that if the Taiwan issue is not handled well there could be a conflict between the two nations.

US President Donald Trump is in Beijing, China where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping and discussed various issues including Taiwan. According to the Chinese state media, Jinping, during the bilateral meeting with Trump said that their countries could come into conflict if the issue over Taiwan is “mishandled." Immediately after after the statement was made by Xi Jinping, Taiwan reacted by saying that China is the "sole risk" to regional peace and stability. "The Beijing authorities are currently the sole risk to regional peace and stability," the ministry said in a statement adding that "Beijing has no right to make any claims on behalf of Taiwan internationally." ALSO READ: Donald Trump's China visit: The president got a greeter upgrade in Beijing. Here is what an expert says it means Earlier on Thursday (May 14) Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that if the Taiwan issue is not handled well there could be a conflict between the two nations that could push China-U.S. relations into an "extremely dangerous situation." Xi stressed on safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the biggest common denominator between China and the US. The Trump-Xi summit comes with high stakes for Taiwan, the island democracy that China views as its breakaway province. The nation of 23 million people has spent decades living under threat from the China, which claims Taiwan as its territory despite never having control over it. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, after the meeting between trump and Xi concluded on Thursday (May 14) stressed that maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait remains the “biggest common denominator” between China and the US.

Earlier on Thursday (May 14) Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump that if the Taiwan issue is not handled well there could be a conflict between the two nations.

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Xi Jinping invoked the “Thucydides Trap” during talks with Donald Trump in Beijing, urging both nations to avoid conflict over Taiwan and manage rising US-China tensions through cooperation and stability.

Xi Jinping invoked the “Thucydides Trap” during talks with Donald Trump in Beijing, urging both nations to avoid conflict over Taiwan and manage rising US-China tensions through cooperation and stability.

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U.S. President Donald Trump heads to China for a landmark summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking the first visit to China by a sitting U.S. president in nearly a decade. The high-stakes meeting comes amid rising global tensions, trade concerns, and discussions surrounding Iran, the Indo-Pacific, and economic cooperation.

Trump-Xi Meet: First Visit to China By a US President in Nearly a Decade

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged cooperation with the United States on trade and investment on Thursday, inviting President Donald Trump to visit China in a cordial start to their first meeting likely to broach sensitive security and commercial issues. 
 
Trump has said he wants to raise concerns about China`s trade practices and press Xi to do more to rein in North Korea`s nuclear ambitions during his two-day visit to the Spanish-style Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, though no major deals on either issue are expected. 
 
The two sides should promote the &quot;healthy development of bilateral trade and investment&quot; and advance talks on a bilateral investment agreement, Xi said, according to a statement on China`s Foreign Ministry website. 
 
&quot;We have a thousand reasons to get China-U.S. relations right, and not one reason to spoil the China-U.S. relationship,&quot; Xi told Trump. 
 
Trump accepted Xi`s invitation to China later this year, state news agency Xinhua news agency cited officials as saying on Friday. 
 
Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, joined Trump and his wife, Melania, at a long table in an ornate candle-lit private dining room festooned with red and yellow floral centerpieces, where they dined on pan-seared Dover sole and New York strip steak.&nbsp; 
 
Trump, a New York real estate magnate before he ran for office, joked before dinner: &quot;We`ve had a long discussion already, and so far I have gotten nothing, absolutely nothing. But we have developed a friendship - I can see that - and I think long term we are going to have a very, very great relationship and I look very much forward to it.&quot; 
 
The fanfare over the summit on Thursday was overshadowed by another pressing foreign policy issue: the U.S. response to a deadly poison gas attack in Syria. As Trump and Xi were wrapping up dinner, U.S. forces fired dozens of cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase from which it said the chemical weapons attack was launched this week, an escalation of the U.S. military role in Syria that swiftly drew sharp criticism from Russia.&nbsp; 
 
In Beijing, China`s Foreign Ministry urged all parties in Syria to find a political settlement. 
 
Trump and Xi were expected to get into more detailed discussions about trade and foreign policy issues on Friday, concluding their summit with a working lunch. 
 
Trump promised during the 2016 presidential campaign to stop what he called the theft of American jobs by China and rebuild the country`s manufacturing base. Many blue-collar workers helped propel him to his unexpected election victory in November and Trump wants to deliver for them. 
 
&quot;We have been treated unfairly and have made terrible trade deals with China for many, many years. That`s one of the things we are going to be talking about,&quot; Trump told reporters ahead of the meeting. 
 
The bilateral investment treaty mentioned by Xi, talks on which began during former president George W. Bush`s administration and resumed under Barack Obama, has received little attention since Trump took office.&nbsp; 
 
Trump is still finding his footing in the White House and has yet to spell out a strategy for what his advisers called a trade relationship based on &quot;the principle of reciprocity.&quot; 
 
He brought his top economic and national advisers to Florida for the meeting, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. 
 
&quot;Even as we share a desire to work together, the United States does recognize the challenges China can present to American interests,&quot; said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, also in Florida for the meeting. 
 
Trump`s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner, who both work at the White House, also were among the dinner guests. 
 
Differing personalities 
 
The summit brings together two leaders who could not seem more different: the often stormy Trump, prone to angry tweets, and Xi, outwardly calm, measured and tightly scripted, with no known social media presence.&nbsp; 
 
What worries the protocol-conscious Chinese more than policy clashes is the risk that the unpredictable Trump could publicly embarrass Xi, after several foreign leaders experienced awkward moments with the new U.S. president. 
 
&quot;Ensuring President Xi does not lose face is a top priority for China,&quot; a Chinese official said. 
 
The most urgent problem facing Trump and Xi is how to persuade nuclear-armed North Korea to halt unpredictable behavior like missile test launches that have heightened tensions in South Korea and Japan. 
 
North Korea is working to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the United States. 
 
Trump has threatened to use trade to try to force China to exert influence over Pyongyang. 
 
&quot;I think China will be stepping up,&quot; Trump told reporters on Thursday. Beijing says its influence is limited and that it is doing all it can. 
 
The White House is reviewing options to pressure Pyongyang economically and militarily, including &quot;secondary sanctions&quot; against Chinese banks and firms that do the most business with Pyongyang. 
 
A long-standing option of pre-emptive strikes remains on the table, but despite the tougher recent U.S. talk, the internal review &quot;de-emphasizes direct military action,&quot; the U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. 
 
Analysts believe any military action would likely provoke severe North Korean retaliation and massive casualties in South Korea and Japan and among U.S. troops stationed there. 
 
No grand bargain on trade 
 
On trade, U.S. labor leaders say Trump needs to take a direct, unambiguous tone in his talks with Xi. 
 
&quot;President Trump needs to come away from the meeting with concrete deliverables that will restore production and employment here in the U.S. in those sectors that have been ravaged by China`s predatory and protectionist practices,&quot; said Holly Hart, legislative director for the United Steelworkers union. 
 
A U.S. administration official told Reuters that Washington expects to have to use legal tools to fight for U.S. companies, such as pursuing World Trade Organization lawsuits. 
 
&quot;I don`t expect a grand bargain on trade. I think what you are going to see is that the president makes very clear to Xi and publicly what we expect on trade,&quot; a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. 
 
Trump has often complained Beijing undervalues its currency to boost trade, but his administration looks unlikely to formally label China a currency manipulator in the near term - a designation that could come with penalties. 
 
(Reuters)

The two sides called upon Xi Jinping to promote the 'healthy development of bilateral trade and investment'

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged cooperation with the United States on trade and investment on Thursday, inviting President Donald Trump to visit China in a cordial start to their first meeting likely to broach sensitive security and commercial issues. Trump has said he wants to raise concerns about China`s trade practices and press Xi to do more to rein in North Korea`s nuclear ambitions during his two-day visit to the Spanish-style Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, though no major deals on either issue are expected. The two sides should promote the "healthy development of bilateral trade and investment" and advance talks on a bilateral investment agreement, Xi said, according to a statement on China`s Foreign Ministry website. "We have a thousand reasons to get China-U.S. relations right, and not one reason to spoil the China-U.S. relationship," Xi told Trump. Trump accepted Xi`s invitation to China later this year, state news agency Xinhua news agency cited officials as saying on Friday. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, joined Trump and his wife, Melania, at a long table in an ornate candle-lit private dining room festooned with red and yellow floral centerpieces, where they dined on pan-seared Dover sole and New York strip steak. Trump, a New York real estate magnate before he ran for office, joked before dinner: "We`ve had a long discussion already, and so far I have gotten nothing, absolutely nothing. But we have developed a friendship - I can see that - and I think long term we are going to have a very, very great relationship and I look very much forward to it." The fanfare over the summit on Thursday was overshadowed by another pressing foreign policy issue: the U.S. response to a deadly poison gas attack in Syria. As Trump and Xi were wrapping up dinner, U.S. forces fired dozens of cruise missiles at a Syrian airbase from which it said the chemical weapons attack was launched this week, an escalation of the U.S. military role in Syria that swiftly drew sharp criticism from Russia. In Beijing, China`s Foreign Ministry urged all parties in Syria to find a political settlement. Trump and Xi were expected to get into more detailed discussions about trade and foreign policy issues on Friday, concluding their summit with a working lunch. Trump promised during the 2016 presidential campaign to stop what he called the theft of American jobs by China and rebuild the country`s manufacturing base. Many blue-collar workers helped propel him to his unexpected election victory in November and Trump wants to deliver for them. "We have been treated unfairly and have made terrible trade deals with China for many, many years. That`s one of the things we are going to be talking about," Trump told reporters ahead of the meeting. The bilateral investment treaty mentioned by Xi, talks on which began during former president George W. Bush`s administration and resumed under Barack Obama, has received little attention since Trump took office. Trump is still finding his footing in the White House and has yet to spell out a strategy for what his advisers called a trade relationship based on "the principle of reciprocity." He brought his top economic and national advisers to Florida for the meeting, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. "Even as we share a desire to work together, the United States does recognize the challenges China can present to American interests," said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, also in Florida for the meeting. Trump`s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner, who both work at the White House, also were among the dinner guests. Differing personalities The summit brings together two leaders who could not seem more different: the often stormy Trump, prone to angry tweets, and Xi, outwardly calm, measured and tightly scripted, with no known social media presence. What worries the protocol-conscious Chinese more than policy clashes is the risk that the unpredictable Trump could publicly embarrass Xi, after several foreign leaders experienced awkward moments with the new U.S. president. "Ensuring President Xi does not lose face is a top priority for China," a Chinese official said. The most urgent problem facing Trump and Xi is how to persuade nuclear-armed North Korea to halt unpredictable behavior like missile test launches that have heightened tensions in South Korea and Japan. North Korea is working to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the United States. Trump has threatened to use trade to try to force China to exert influence over Pyongyang. "I think China will be stepping up," Trump told reporters on Thursday. Beijing says its influence is limited and that it is doing all it can. The White House is reviewing options to pressure Pyongyang economically and militarily, including "secondary sanctions" against Chinese banks and firms that do the most business with Pyongyang. A long-standing option of pre-emptive strikes remains on the table, but despite the tougher recent U.S. talk, the internal review "de-emphasizes direct military action," the U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Analysts believe any military action would likely provoke severe North Korean retaliation and massive casualties in South Korea and Japan and among U.S. troops stationed there. No grand bargain on trade On trade, U.S. labor leaders say Trump needs to take a direct, unambiguous tone in his talks with Xi. "President Trump needs to come away from the meeting with concrete deliverables that will restore production and employment here in the U.S. in those sectors that have been ravaged by China`s predatory and protectionist practices," said Holly Hart, legislative director for the United Steelworkers union. A U.S. administration official told Reuters that Washington expects to have to use legal tools to fight for U.S. companies, such as pursuing World Trade Organization lawsuits. "I don`t expect a grand bargain on trade. I think what you are going to see is that the president makes very clear to Xi and publicly what we expect on trade," a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Trump has often complained Beijing undervalues its currency to boost trade, but his administration looks unlikely to formally label China a currency manipulator in the near term - a designation that could come with penalties. (Reuters)

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