Taiwan's representative to the U.S. Alexander Yui said on Sunday that "we want peace and stability" as Taiwan became among the most closely-watched issues in last week's summit.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vows Taiwan will never be sacrificed or traded, rebuking China and thanking Trump for security cooperation.

India, May 18 -- Taiwan's top representative to the United States on Sunday defended the island's self-defence strategy, pushing back against Chinese narratives and expressing confidence in American security commitments following US President Donald Trump's high-stakes summit in Beijing.

Samuel Paparo proposed the "hellscape" strategy to counter a China invasion of Taiwan (Image: Getty) Only 110 miles of water separates Taiwan from its military superpower neighbor across a narrow strait.

Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own.

Taiwan’s president on Sunday stressed that arms purchases from the United States are “the most important deterrent” of regional conflict and instability, after President Donald Trump called into question continued U.

The optimistic outlook projected by Trump and Xi collides with some difficult truths about the thorniest issues between the two superpowers.

With the historic Beijing summit coming to a close, questions about the future of Taiwan persist. While a $14 billion U.S. weapons deal is still awaiting approval from President Trump, the