๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ณAfter nearly a decade since his last visit, US President Donald Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping inย Beijing inย a historic summit focused on global trade, technological rivalry and rising tensions over Taiwan, one of the worldโs most sensitive flashpoints.
๐น๐ผChina claims Taiwan as part of its territory while the United States continues to back the island with military support and strong diplomatic ties. Caught in the middle is a resilient democracy that has become one of Asiaโs greatest success stories, despite never being formally recognised as a sovereign state by most other countries.
๐ฅFRANCE 24's Stella Elgersma takes a closer look at the tense triangle between Taiwan, China and the United States: how it came to be, what's really at stake and whether a military confrontation is truly on the horizon.
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