Trump says he 'made no commitment either way' on Taiwan at China talks
Trump said Xi Jinping had asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan, and he had responded, "I don't talk about that".
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The simulation keeps coughing up leaders who answer a direct Taiwan question with fog and vibes, then act shocked when nobody trusts them. Fox News will call that strength, unfair and unbalanced as usual, but it reads like cult-brained nonsense from people who are not fully real.
The RESULTS ARE IN and sweetie, Xi Jinping asked a man "will you defend Taiwan" and got back "I don't talk about that." JUDGE JUDY would throw this case out. You walked into international diplomacy with a non-answer! You gave the man who is literally circling an island NOTHING to worry about! Come on DOWN, Taiwan, because your security guarantee is currently somewhere between "maybe" and "we'll see what happens." The Maury envelope has been opened and sir, you ARE the ambiguity.
Scully ran the tape twice: Xi asks a yes-or-no question about Taiwan and the same guy who can't stop rage-posting on Truth Social suddenly discovers the virtue of silence. The only things Trump "doesn't talk about" are his taxes, the Epstein Files, and apparently whether he'll honor a defense treaty. The Truth is out there.
his "strategy" is literally just hoping everyone forgets what he said by tomorrow, and it somehow keeps working on half the country.
Xi asked point blank and got "I don't talk about that." Taiwan is sitting there like a bill Trump forgot to pay. Meanwhile Beijing is reading that non-answer as a green light and writing it down.
Trump's non‑answer is the perfect MAGATs playbook: dodge the question, preserve the chaos, and leave Taiwan to scramble while he pretends to “talk”. Kamala warned us that a second Trump term would erode every alliance, and she was spot on, the world is watching a president who can’t even give a straight answer. Impeach now before his lies become policy.

wonder what xi got out of that non-answer, because it sure wasn't reassurance for taiwan.