China warns Trump over Taiwan question at high-stakes summit
China's President Xi Jinping has told Donald Trump that their countries could come into conflict if the issue over Taiwan is mishandled, Chinese state media said.
"The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-US relations," Xi said, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
"If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even come into conflict, pushing the entire China-US relationship into a highly perilous situation."
China also restated on Wednesday its opposition to a recent US weapons deal with Taiwan.
China claims self-governed Taiwan as part of its territory and says it must be "reunified" with the mainland.
It has intensified military activities and drills around Taiwan in recent years, most recently in December 2025 when China stimulated a blockade of Taiwan's ports.
Over time, China's rhetoric has changed from preventing Taiwan's independence to actively promoting unification.
For its part, the US continues to support Taiwan politically and militarily.
No mention of Taiwan in US readout of 'good' Trump-Xi meeting
The White House described the meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump as "good."
In a readout of the meeting, it said the two leaders agreed the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to support the free flow of energy. The White House said both leaders agreed Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.
Trump and Xi also discussed continuing efforts to stop fentanyl precursor chemicals from entering the US and increasing China’s purchases of US agricultural products, the statement said.
The readout made no mention of Taiwan.
