U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping knows “the consequences” of taking military action against Taiwan, though he refused to say specifically if Washington would defend the democratic island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/asia-pacific/politics/trump-taiwan-china-xi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #pla #taiwan #us #usmilitary #uschinarelations #xijinping #donaldtrump