Trump is rumored to have said "abandoning Taiwan"? Fact-Checking Center: Fictional Statements

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the United States at the end of this month and meet with US President Trump. There is news that Beijing has asked the United States not to approve arms sales to Taiwan before the Trump-Xi meeting, otherwise Xi Jinping may cancel the trip. In addition, Trump, who is eager to strive for diplomatic achievements before the mid-term elections in November, naturally attaches great importance to the meeting with Xi Jinping. However, there are rumors that he publicly announced that he "abandoned Taiwan" and "should not protect Taiwan", which triggered heated public opinion. However, after verification by the "Taiwan Fact Checking Center", the relevant rumors were all fabricated remarks, and Trump has never made similar statements.

Trump confirmed on the 4th of this month that Xi Jinping would visit Washington on the 24th. Subsequently, social platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and

After TFC's review, the video uploaded online was an interview clip from the American Fox TV station on May 16 this year. At that time, Trump had just concluded the Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing. During the interview, he mentioned issues such as arms sales to Taiwan, cross-strait peace, and the chip industry. The so-called "Taiwan should not be defended," "abandoned Taiwan," and "give Taiwan to China" were all distorting Trump's speech. Trump did not say that in the TV interview.

In that interview, Trump did say that he did not want Taiwan to be independent or that there would be a war between the two sides, and that the status quo should be maintained. However, he also made it clear that "nothing has changed" in the U.S. policy toward Taiwan, and many international media also reported on this topic. In fact, in the past, when Trump was asked about whether he would send troops to protect Taiwan, he always chose to be vague, or bluntly said that he did not want to talk about it and would not disclose the answer, which is in line with the long-standing US strategic policy of ambiguity.