Trump says Venezuela does not give China a Taiwan precedent, but 'it's up to' Xi Jinping

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U.S. President Donald Trump says it's ultimately up to Xi Jinping what China does on Taiwan but he’d be “very unhappy” if Beijing changed the status quo.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says it is ultimately up to Chinese President Xi Jinping what China does on Taiwan.

00:07But he added he would be very unhappy if Beijing tried to change the status quo.

00:13Trump made the comments in an interview with the New York Times

00:16and the context of what lessons Xi might take from the U.S. military operation in Venezuela.

00:24Trump said he does not see Taiwan as comparable to Venezuela,

00:28arguing Taiwan does not pose the same type of threat to China that Venezuela did to the United States.

00:35He reiterated his belief that Xi Jinping is unlikely to move against Taiwan during his presidency,

00:40which runs until 2029,

00:43though he suggested China might act after a future U.S. president takes over.

00:47The Trump administration said in a strategy document last year,

00:50it aims to prevent conflict with China over Taiwan and the South China Sea

00:55by building up U.S. and allied military power.

00:58The U.S. has no formal ties with Taiwan but remains its most important backer

01:03and is required by law to provide defense support.

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