Trump Says China ‘Knows the Consequences’ If It Invades Taiwan

President Donald Trump said Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping understands “very well” what would happen in the event China invades Taiwan, therefore the topic never came up in their bilateral meeting. “He understands the answer to that. Never even came up yesterday as a subject. He never brought it up,” Trump said in a “60 Minutes” interview that took place on Oct. 31, the day after his meeting with Xi. A preview of the program was published online Nov. 2. There had been reports that Beijing was pressing Washington to change its stance on Taiwan ahead of the U.S.–China trade talks, and Trump said people were “a little surprised” they did not talk about Taiwan....