The US president declined to elaborate, telling American television viewers that “I can’t give away my secrets”.

US President Donald Trump said his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had given him assurances that Beijing would take no action on Taiwan, as long as the Republican leader was in power. In an extract first released on Sunday from a CBS News interview, Trump said that the island, which Beijing regards as part of its territory, to be reunited by force if necessary, “never even came up as a subject” when the two leaders met last week. Most countries, including the United States, do not recognise…

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