Scoop: Trump advisers fear China may target Taiwan in next 5 years

May 17, 2026 · 11:00 AM UTC · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 24 views

Some close advisers to President Trump fear the biggest substantive result of the China summit is heightened danger that Chinese President Xi Jinping will invade Taiwan in the next five years, potentially choking off the chips used to power AI to U.S. companies. What they're saying: Trump loved the pageantry and the special access Xi shrewdly rolled out during the Beijing visit. But the words didn't match the bonhomie. One Trump adviser told us Xi is "trying to move China to a new position where

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