Chinese American leaders welcome Trump's remarks

Leaders of Chinese American communities in the United States responded positively to US President Donald Trump's remarks regarding the Taiwan question, viewing them as a positive signal that the US government understands China's position, attaches importance to China's core concerns, and does not support or accept "Taiwan independence".

On Friday, Trump said in a Fox News interview that "I'm not looking to have somebody go independent", adding that Taiwan should not expect a "blank check" from the US military.

Trump made these remarks shortly after the China-US summit, during which President Xi Jinping told his visiting counterpart that the Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-US relations.

Xi told Trump that if handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability. Otherwise, the two countries will have clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in grave jeopardy. Xi emphasized that "Taiwan independence" and cross-Strait peace and stability are as irreconcilable as fire and water.

"We have been closely following the meetings between President Xi Jinping and President Trump in Beijing," said Zhang Jingjing, leader of the San Francisco-based China Peaceful Unification Western America, a pro-reunification organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"The Trump administration's recent position on the Taiwan question has served as a positive factor in China-US relations, and has laid an important foundation upon which the two sides were able to reach a series of agreements during the summit," she said.

"It has further strengthened our conviction that the peaceful reunification of Taiwan with the motherland will surely be achieved," she said.

"Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory. It has never been a country, and will never become one."

Betty Yuan, who immigrated first from the Chinese mainland to Taiwan in the mid-20th century and later to the United States, has long been an active advocate for China's peaceful reunification.

The Taiwan question has always been among the "most sensitive and fundamental" issues in China-US relations, Yuan told China Daily.

After concluding his visit to China, Trump publicly reiterated that he did not wish to see Taiwan move toward independence, a signal of stability that helps prevent the international community from misconstruing the US position as a significant policy shift on Taiwan, Yuan said.

Trump's remarks also reflect Washington's recognition that sustaining "productive engagement" with China across areas such as trade, business, and regional security naturally requires reducing the disruptive impact of the Taiwan question on the broader bilateral relationship, Yuan said.

Furthermore, Trump's remarks serve as a pointed warning to "Taiwan independence" forces on the island and place them under tangible pressure, Yuan said.

Echoing Yuan's assessment, Dong Xudong, a community representative based in San Francisco, said Trump's remarks send a clear "signal of stabilization" as the world's two largest economies work to manage differences and de-escalate risks.