{"id":2605645,"date":"2026-05-21T17:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-plans-to-hold-first-direct-talks-with-taiwans-president-in-almost-50-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:56:36","slug":"trump-plans-to-hold-first-direct-talks-with-taiwans-president-in-almost-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-plans-to-hold-first-direct-talks-with-taiwans-president-in-almost-50-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump plans to hold first direct talks with Taiwan&#8217;s president in almost 50 years"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-plans-to-hold-first-direct-talks-with-taiwans-president-in-almost-50-years%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=2605645&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>President Donald Trump said he plans to speak directly wiht Taiwan\u2019s leader, Lai Ching-te, a shift from longstanding U.S. practice that avoids direct communications with Taiwan\u2019s top officials. The move is expected to further inflame tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has long opposed outside interference.<\/p>\n<p>Trump indicated he would discuss the \u201cTaiwan problem,\u201d suggesting talks could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >include potential arms sales<\/a>, including a possible weapons package of up to $14 billion. Beijing protested the plan, while Taiwan\u2019s foreign ministry said it would welcome discussions with Trump.The article notes that since U.S.-China ties began in 1979 under the \u201cOne China\u201d policy, direct president-to-president style contact between Washington and Taiwan has been extremely limited.<\/p>\n<p>the planned call with Lai is presented as an attempt to challenge the status quo and position the U.S. as a more direct partner to Taiwan, at a time when Xi Jinping has warned that mishandling Taiwan could destabilize U.S.-China relations.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday revealed he plans to speak directly with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\">Taiwanese <\/a>leader Lai Ching-te, marking a departure from decades of U.S. precedent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such talks promise to antagonize <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\">China<\/a>, where Trump recently traveled to meet with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"233\">Xi Jinping<\/a> and discuss Taiwan. Beijing has long sought to assert communist control over the strategically placed island, which lies just off of China\u2019s coast, after it broke away from the mainland in 1949 and attempted to assert itself as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-bipartisan-coalition-introduces-legislation-banning-russian-oil-imports\/\" title=\"Massive Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Legislation Banning Russian Oil Imports\">sovereign democratic nation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4578599\/white-house-meeting-gop-leadership-canceled\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House meeting with GOP leadership canceled over impasse on \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4578284\/trump-killed-by-fake-news-sons-wedding-attendance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump jokes he\u2019ll get \u2018killed\u2019 by \u2018the fake news\u2019 for attending son\u2019s wedding<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4578324\/arts-commission-approve-plan-trump-triumphal-arch\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Arts commission approves plans for Trump\u2019s triumphal arch<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When pressed on whether he planned to speak with Lai about possibly selling the tiny island weapons,\u00a0Trump said: \u201cI\u2019ll speak to him. I speak to everybody \u2026 we\u2019ll work on that, the Taiwan problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beijing protested the move, while Taiwan\u2019s foreign ministry said Thursday that it would be \u201chappy to discuss these matters with President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump touted his relationship with Xi following his meeting with the Chinese president last week. But his comments on speaking directly with Lai over whether to proceed with \u200ca \u2060major weapons sale worth up to $14 billion, the second time he has floated such talks in recent days, indicate he is looking to push the boundaries of what U.S. policy toward the island democracy should entail. Trump previously told reporters on Air Force One last week that he planned to speak with the person \u201cthat\u2019s running Taiwan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though it heavily relies on Taiwan to power the United States with advanced semiconductors, Washington has for decades maintained an ambiguous relationship with the island through its \u201cOne China\u201d policy, officially recognizing the People\u2019s Republic of China as the legitimate Chinese government. Direct communications between the president of Taiwan and the U.S. have been practically nonexistent since Washington and China established diplomatic relations in 1979.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s pending meeting with Lai appears to be a direct move to challenge the status quo and position the U.S. as a more direct partner to Taiwan, challenging China\u2019s claims to the island. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4564423\/allies-xi-jinping-no-shot-convince-trump-change-taiwan-policy\/\"><strong>ALLIES SAY XI HAS NOT SHOT AT CONVINCING TRUMP TO CHANGE TAIWAN POLICY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, Trump has<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4570118\/trump-leaves-china-without-taiwan-arms-sale\/\"> delayed approval<\/a> of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chingte\">$14 billion arms sale <\/a>to Taiwan, saying he views it as a \u201cnegotiating chip\u201d for talks with China. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations,\u201d Xi said<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4567972\/xi-warns-trump-clashes-conflicts-taiwan\/\"> during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">closed-door meeting<\/a> <\/a>with Trump last week, according to a readout from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. \u201cIf it is handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability. Otherwise, the two countries will have clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump plans direct talks with Taiwan\u2019s Lai, breaking precedent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2605648,"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\/2024\/11\/AP24236167854586.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4501,9105,3634],"class_list":["post-2605645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-china","tag-taiwan","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24236167854586.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605645","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605645"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605650,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605645\/revisions\/2605650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}