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Why China might react badly to any call between Trump and Taiwan's president - The Economic Times Benchmarks Nifty 23,799.45 144.75 FEATURED FUNDS ★★★ ★★ Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund Direct-Growth 5Y Return 23.62 % Invest Now Enter search text: News English Edition English Edition हिन्दी ગુજરાતી मराठी বাংলা ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം தமிழ் తెలుగు | Today's ePaper My Watchlist Subscribe Sign In Home ETPrime Markets Market Data Masterclass News Industry SME Politics Wealth MF Tech AI Careers Opinion NRI Panache More Menu India Economy Economy Dashboard Agriculture Finance Foreign Trade Indicators Infrastructure Policy Politics Newsblogs Elections Assembly Elections West Bengal Assam Tamil Nadu Kerala Puducherry Sports IPL 2026 More Science Defence International US News Glo

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Why China might react badly to any call between Trump and Taiwan's president - The Economic Times Benchmarks Nifty 23,799.45 144.75 FEATURED FUNDS ★★★ ★★ Motilal Oswal Midcap Fund Direct-Growth 5Y Return 23.62 % Invest Now Enter search text: News English Edition English Edition हिन्दी ગુજરાતી मराठी বাংলা ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം தமிழ் తెలుగు | Today's ePaper My Watchlist Subscribe Sign In Home ETPrime Markets Market Data Masterclass News Industry SME Politics Wealth MF Tech AI Careers Opinion NRI Panache More Menu India Economy Economy Dashboard Agriculture Finance Foreign Trade Indicators Infrastructure Policy Politics Newsblogs Elections Assembly Elections West Bengal Assam Tamil Nadu Kerala Puducherry Sports IPL 2026 More Science Defence International US News Global Trends Trump Action Tracker Canada News UK News Australia New Zealand Saudi Arabia UAE Singapore Hong Kong Business World News ET Explains Company Corporate Trends Industry Trending Decoded Morning Brief Podcast ET Evoke Bengaluru News Pune News Mumbai News Videos Latest News Most Read Most Shared Most Commented Business News › News › International › World News › Why China might react badly to any call between Trump and Taiwan's president The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now. Read Today's Paper Why China might react badly to any call between Trump and Taiwan's president SECTIONS Why China might react badly to any call between Trump and Taiwan's president Reuters Last Updated: May 22, 2026, 12:16:00 PM IST Rate Story Follow us Share Font Size Abc Small Abc Medium Abc Large Save Print Comment Synopsis Former U.S. President Donald Trump intends to speak with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te. This unprecedented move risks angering China, which views Taiwan as its own territory. Beijing has previously responded to U.S. engagement with Taiwan by conducting military drills. The U.S. officially acknowledges China's "One China" policy but provides Taiwan with defense capabilities. This potential call revives past diplomatic sensitivities. AP Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks during a press conference on "Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership" in Taipei, Taiwan on Feb. 3, 2026. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would speak with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te , an unprecedented move for a U.S. leader that could roil U.S. relations with China and maybe prompt more Chinese war games around the island. It was the second time in a week Trump had said ​he intended to speak to Lai, dispelling initial speculation that his first mention of it after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping last week was a verbal slip. Taiwan said it would be happy for Lai and Trump to speak, though no details on when this might happen have been confirmed by either Washington or Taipei. China's foreign ministry, referring to ‌the possibility of ⁠a Trump-Lai ⁠call, said on Thursday the United States should "handle the Taiwan

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