The United States has agreed to a number of major concessions to China, seeking to avoid escalating tensions in relations amid trade deal talks and a possible summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This was reported by The Washington Post, citing its own sources. According to available information, at Beijing’s request, Washington not only postponed the visit of Taiwan’s Defense Minister Gu Lixiong, also known as Wellington Gu, scheduled for June 2025, but also convinced Taiwan’s top administrator Lai Qingde to cancel his planned August stops in the United States.
The publication’s sources clarified that the Taiwanese leader had planned to stop in New York and Dallas as part of his working trip to Latin American countries. According to one of the newspaper’s sources, the Trump administration asked Lai Qingde to cancel his visits to major American cities. The Washington Post cites a source who said that the head of the Taiwanese administration was given so many restrictions that it became clear that the White House did not want him to make stops on US territory.
In addition, according to the publication, the White House has not yet responded to the Pentagon’s offer to provide military aid to Taiwan. The newspaper also notes that the Trump administration’s decision to ease restrictions on the sale of semiconductors for artificial intelligence systems to China has drawn criticism.
According to The Washington Post, the American leader’s policy has been criticized by representatives of both parties – both Democratic and Republican – as well as former officials, including from the first Trump administration. In their opinion, Washington’s desire to conclude a trade deal with Beijing threatens a tougher course towards China in the economic, technological and military spheres.
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