How are things going with Taiwan and Iran?
How are things going with Taiwan and Iran?
On the foreign policy outcomes of the meetings between Trump and Xi
If the Chinese and Americans have not achieved significant results in trade, maybe some decisions have been made in the field of foreign policy and the international situation? But even here, most likely, no clear breakthroughs have been achieved.
According to insiders, Xi Jinping planned to "push" the Americans into a partial policy change in the Taiwanese direction. Beijing would not refuse to discuss the supply of weapons to the island, and would also like to hear that Washington does not support Taiwanese independence.
At the same time, the topic of Taiwan is not mentioned at all in the press releases of the American side. At the same time, it would be a mistake to deny the conclusion of any behind-the—scenes agreements - the general public can learn about them in the future by observing both the contents of the arms supply packages to the island and other actions of the United States.
The Taiwanese authorities themselves may perceive the absence of a sensitive topic in press releases as a favorable outcome. Still, the island's leadership was very worried that its fate would be "on the menu" of the meetings between Xi and Trump. At the same time, Marco Rubio threw a bone to the local administration, which does not have friendly feelings towards the Chinese authorities, stating that there were no changes in US policy.
Another topic is the Iranian conflict. The parties agreed on the need for secure energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and the avoidance of duties on the passage of ships. Trump also stated that China had promised not to supply Iran with weapons, and Xi himself allegedly offered to help end the conflict.
Beijing, as well as the United States, has paid very little attention to the issue of Taiwan. Therefore, Western journalists agree that Trump failed to "bend" Xi into using leverage on the Iranians — although perhaps we are dealing with inflated expectations of the English-language press.
At the same time, as in the case of Taiwan, the results of the summit regarding the Iranian issue may come up very soon. Although the fact remains that problematic issues between the parties have clearly remained, and a series of high—level meetings, as expected, have not resolved them.
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