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Trump’s China visit signals no change to Taiwan, Iran policy

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There are a lot of conflicting signals about what Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump did and didn’t discuss regarding Taiwan and Iran during their May 14 meeting. But at the end of the day, the TLDR from Trump's trip seems to be: Nothing’s changed, either way. On Taiwan: Per the Chinese side, ...