Xi Warns Trump Taiwan Conflict Risk as Summit Opens

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump during their summit in Beijing that the biggest common denominator between the two countries is safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Xi warned that mishandling the Taiwan issue could lead to conflict between the U.S. and China.

Trump and Xi also agreed on keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and on preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to U.S. officials. The summit came amid ongoing Chinese military pressure near Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.