Trump's Cryptic Warning to Xi Jinping: Consequences Await If China Invades Taiwan

Nov 03, 2025 12:58 am CST

President Donald Trump revealed in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview that Chinese President Xi Jinping understands there would be serious consequences for invading Taiwan, though he refused to explicitly state if the US would defend the island. The two leaders, meeting face-to-face for the first time in six years, focused on easing trade tensions while avoiding the contentious Taiwan issue, which remains a flashpoint in US-China relations despite America's longstanding policy of recognizing Beijing while supplying Taiwan with defensive weapons.