Trump: Xi said no invasion of Taiwan during my tenure; China responds | China in Focus

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President Donald Trump dropped a bombshell claim: Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised him not to invade Taiwan while Trump is in office. How has Beijing responded?

An unprecedented gathering takes place in Washington. Trump meets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders for peace talks. How does China, allied with Russia, factor into the discussions? “China wants Russia and America, their two biggest geopolitical competitors, to continue duking it out in Ukraine,” says geopolitical analyst Brandon Weichert.

Germany and Japan’s foreign ministers are raising concerns over China’s role in global security. We break down highlights from their meeting and what it means for China’s involvement in the Indo-Pacific and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Falun Gong practitioners who fled persecution are facing an unexpected confrontation in Europe. Senior Chinese Communist Party official and former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying approached them in a park in Finland. Why did he suddenly behave this way publicly? We have more on what happened.

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is facing his final trial in Hong Kong. He’s one of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy activists. Trump weighed in.

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