Chinese President Xi Jinping clarified China's principled position on Taiwan issues in a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Xi told Trump that the two countries should maintain the "momentum in their relations" after their meeting last month in South Korea, and stressed that "Taiwan's reunification with China is an important part of the international post-war order."
The Chinese president also said that China and the US, who fought together in World War II, should "work together to preserve the victorious outcome of the war."
China has territorial claims to Taiwan and does not rule out the possibility of launching an armed invasion of the island. an armed invasion of the island, which it is subjecting to strong military, economic and diplomatic pressure, notes Agence France-Presse.
AFP points out that Trump and Xi met last month in Busan, South Korea, for the first time since 2019, starting discussions that have been closely watched against the backdrop of the escalating trade war between China and the United States.
"Since the Busan meeting, Sino-US relations have remained generally stable and continued to improve, which has been welcomed by both sides and the international community," Xi Jinping stressed.