October 29, 2025, 13:00 (Updated October 29, 2025) | Liu Youlong
US President Donald Trump. (White House Facebook)
During his flight from Japan to South Korea today (29th), U.S. President Trump, speaking to the media aboard Air Force One, emphasized that tomorrow's Trump-Xi meeting will focus on several global issues, and expressed optimism that the outcome will be "good for the United States and the world." When asked whether the Taiwan issue would be discussed, Trump stated bluntly, "Taiwan is Taiwan," demonstrating his clear stance on Taiwan.
Trump indicated that Xi Jinping might mention the Taiwan issue, but he felt there was "nothing to say," and emphasized that the U.S. is actively strengthening its chip manufacturing capabilities. "The best thing right now is that we're bringing a lot of chipmakers into the U.S., and TSMC, the world's number one chipmaker, has already set up a factory in Arizona." He anticipates that U.S. chip production capacity will account for 40-50% of the global market in the next two years.
In addition, Trump stated that the talks would focus on fentanyl smuggling and rare earth cooperation, hoping China would help curb the drug problem, while the US might consider reducing some tariffs. He mentioned that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently personally delivered the new Blackwell chip to the White House, and this technological innovation might also be one of the topics of discussion at the Trump-Xi meeting.
Regarding concerns about whether he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Trump stated that the focus of his trip was on talks with Xi Jinping, and that a meeting might still be possible at an appropriate time in the future. After Trump's arrival in South Korea, left-wing groups held demonstrations outside the venue protesting trade and climate policies, and police maintained tight security.
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