Taiwan thanks the US for support ahead of Trump-Xi talks

On 2026-05-15, Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, in a statement from the foreign ministry in Taipei, thanked the United States for repeatedly expressing support for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and for reaffirming that U.S. Taiwan policy had not changed. The statement came ahead of further Trump-Xi talks and framed U.S. backing as important to regional stability.