{"id":2496441,"date":"2025-10-08T18:10:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-taiwan-president-prostituting-himself-making-overtures-to-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:12:22","slug":"china-taiwan-president-prostituting-himself-making-overtures-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-taiwan-president-prostituting-himself-making-overtures-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"China: Taiwan president &#8216;prostituting himself&#8217; making overtures to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-taiwan-president-prostituting-himself-making-overtures-to-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2496441&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the tense relations between China and Taiwan regarding Taiwanese President William Lai&#8217;s outreach to former U.S. President Donald Trump. China sharply criticized Lai, accusing him of &#8220;prostituting himself&#8221; by seeking U.S. support against Beijing&#8217;s ambitions to control Taiwan. Lai appeared on a U.S. talk show, expressing hope that Trump could earn a Nobel Peace Prize by helping resolve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-boasts-of-joint-military-exercises-in-meeting-with-chinese-defense-chief\/\" title=\"Putin boasts of \u2018joint ... exercises\u2019 in meeting with Chinese defense chief\">cross-strait dispute<\/a> peacefully. He warned that if China annexed Taiwan, it woudl shift the balance of power and threaten U.S. security.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese mainland&#8217;s Taiwan Affairs Office responded with unusually strong language,condemning Lai and Taiwan&#8217;s independence advocates as insignificant and doomed. Taiwan considers itself a sovereign democracy, while China views the island as a renegade province and aims to reclaim it, possibly by force as early as 2027. The U.S. maintains a complex, unofficial relationship with Taiwan, providing military cooperation without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-recognizes-cook-islands-niue-amid-pacific-islands-summit\/\" title=\"US acknowledges Cook ...s, Niue at Pacific ...s Summit.\">formal diplomatic recognition<\/a> under the One-china policy.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s denial of $400 million in military aid to Taiwan-likely influenced by trade negotiations with China-Lai asserted that U.S. support remains robust and growing in other areas. Meanwhile, some Taiwanese politicians caution against overdependence on the U.S.for defence and diplomacy. The White House&#8217;s stance on Taiwan&#8217;s future and potential military involvement remains unclear, though Trump claimed that Chinese president Xi Jinping promised not to invade Taiwan during his presidency. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">China: Taiwan president &lsquo;prostituting himself&rsquo; making overtures to Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2256611\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People&rsquo;s Republic of China<\/a> is furious with Taiwanese President William Lai, whom they accuse of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3796875\/taiwan-president-trump-bolstering-support-amid-china-expansionism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">groveling to the United States<\/a> for support.<\/p>\n<p>Lai said during a Tuesday appearance on the U.S.-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TRYmlAS8mxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show<\/em><\/a>  that President Donald Trump would be able to fulfill his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3781043\/mike-johnson-trump-nobel-peace-prize-washington-dc-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nobel Peace Prize dreams<\/a> by helping settle the cross-strait dispute between Taiwan and China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3842097\/russian-official-peace-efforts-exhausted\/\">Russian official says US peace efforts are &#8216;exhausted&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3842170\/manchester-attacker-called-police-pledge-allegiance-islamic-state\/\">Manchester attacker called police to brag about murders and pledge allegiance to Islamic State group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3841809\/north-korea-kim-touts-eternal-bond-birthday-message-to-putin\/\">North Korea&rsquo;s Kim touts &lsquo;eternal and indestructible&rsquo; bond in birthday message to Putin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;If he is able to convince Xi Jinping to permanently renounce the use of force against Taiwan, President Trump will surely win the Nobel Peace Prize,&rdquo; Lai said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3816486\/trump-denied-military-aid-taiwan-trade-deal-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP &lsquo;DENIED $400M IN MILITARY AID TO TAIWAN&rsquo; AS HE SEEKS TRADE DEAL WITH CHINA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan&rsquo;s President Lai Ching-te, center, arrives for a ceremony for honoring soldiers and officials during Taiwan&rsquo;s Arm Forces Day on Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During that interview, Lai warned that failing to confront China in its machinations to overtake the island would embolden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing<\/a> and jeopardize future U.S. security.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If it is able to annex Taiwan, China will be in a stronger position to compete with the United States and alter the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rules-based international order<\/a>,&rdquo; warned Lai. &ldquo;So we hope that President Trump can continue to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The mainland&rsquo;s Taiwan Affairs Office released a statement on Wednesday, lambasting Lai for what they characterized as unbecoming groveling to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lai Ching-te and the &lsquo;Taiwan independence&rsquo; forces are but ants shaking a tree: they will ultimately be swept into the dustbin of history,&rdquo; a statement read.<\/p>\n<p>It went on to accuse the Taiwanese president of engaging in &ldquo;unprincipled foreign pandering and bottomless selling out of Taiwan, squandering the flesh and blood of the people,&nbsp;prostituting himself&nbsp;and throwing in his lot with foreign forces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3837322\/trump-advises-that-anyone-burning-american-flag-will-be-imprisoned-for-a-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP ADVISES THAT ANYONE BURNING AMERICAN FLAG WILL BE IMPRISONED FOR A YEAR<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Such forceful and descriptive language is rarely seen in official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communist-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese Communist Party <\/a>communications, suggesting that Lai&rsquo;s catering to Washington has touched a nerve.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan &mdash; an island off the coast of the mainland, officially known as the Republic of China &mdash; considers itself a sovereign, democratic nation. <\/p>\n<p>The People&rsquo;s Republic of China considers the island a part of its territory and views the Taiwanese government as an illegitimate rebel government.<\/p>\n<p>The reclamation of control over Taiwan is among the Chinese Communist Party&rsquo;s preeminent geopolitical goals, with the People&rsquo;s Liberation Army expected to be prepared for an eventual invasion by 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military is widely considered the only force standing between China and the conquest of the island. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taiwan<\/a>&nbsp;is not recognized as an independent country by the U.S., which holds to a One-China policy favoring the People&rsquo;s Republic of China. Under this arrangement, the U.S. military cooperates with the Taiwanese armed forces, and the two countries share economic relations without formal diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s second term has disrupted this delicate system of unofficial support. The president moved to deny $400 million of military aid to Taiwan last month, a decision many have attributed to his desire for a workable trade deal with Chinese President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xi Jinping<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lai has claimed, despite stumbling blocks such as this &mdash; a result of diverging priorities between the two countries &mdash; that Trump is more supportive of the Taiwanese people than past administrations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States shoulders the responsibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-destroyer-shoots-down-drone-launched-from-yemen-over-red-sea\/\" title=\"US destroyer downs Yemen-launched drone over Red Sea\">safeguarding global security<\/a> and peace, while at the same time, it also faces its own domestic challenges,&rdquo; Lai said. &ldquo;In trade negotiations, we must, of course, act in accordance with our national interests and the interests of our industries, while also safeguarding food security and the health of our people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &ldquo;However, in diplomacy, defense, and other areas, cooperation with Taiwan, and the assistance extended to Taiwan, has not ceased or diminished under President Trump; on the contrary, it has continued to grow stronger.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Eric Chu, the leader of the conservative opposition party Kuomintang, has warned against over-reliance on the U.S. to stop Chinese aggression.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To want to rely on Washington, Trump, or any other person to create cross-strait dialogue, exchanges and peace, is not as good as relying on our own efforts and the people&rsquo;s efforts,&rdquo; the lawmaker said Wednesday at a KMT central standing committee meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3444699\/timeline-increasing-incidents-political-violence-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THE RISE IN THE US: A TIMELINE OF KEY INCIDENTS<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The White House&rsquo;s views regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3803485\/taiwan-future-linked-destiny-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long-term future of Taiwan<\/a> &mdash; and whether the president would deploy military force to defend it &mdash; remain largely unknown. The island&rsquo;s diplomatic corps is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3798473\/taiwan-diplomats-yearn-talks-trump-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unable to negotiate with Trump directly<\/a> due to the lack of formal relations.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has claimed, however, that Xi personally promised him not to invade the island while he is president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China slams Taiwan&#8217;s Lai for &#8216;prostituting himself&#8217; to Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2496442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25246288926591-2.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4501,3669,9105,3634],"class_list":["post-2496441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-china","tag-president","tag-taiwan","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25246288926591-2.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2496441"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2496445,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496441\/revisions\/2496445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2496442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2496441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2496441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2496441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}