U.S. President Donald Trump had said arms sales to Taiwan would be on the agenda for his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping which ended Friday.

US President Trump's China visit yielded trade and investment pacts, including Boeing aircraft and agricultural deals. Both nations agreed on Iran's nuclear non-proliferation and Strait of Hormuz access.

Taiwan would welcome a direct call between President Donald Trump and President Lai ​Ching-te, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Monday, as ‌Taipei sought to ease concerns over Trump's remarks following his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

After a two-day summit in Beijing, the President signaled that U.S. support for the self-governing island is negotiable.

President Trump warns Taiwan not to expect unconditional U.S. military support, saying he does not want to travel 9,500 miles to fight a war with China.

Donald Trump's return from his recent high-stakes trip to China is seeing him face growing anger from sections of his hardcore MAGA base after failing to secure major trade or diplomatic breakthroughs during talks with the nation's president Xi Jinping,

The optimistic outlook projected by Trump and Xi collides with some difficult truths about the thorniest issues between the two superpowers.

President Donald Trump departed Beijing Thursday afternoon local time without any immediate clear signs that the US and China have resolved thorny challenges dogging the fractious relationship, but with a freshly-stabilized relationship with China leader Xi Jinping – for now.