US' longtime Taiwan 'red line' vanishes as Trump chooses silence with Xi Jinping?

After meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that the topic of Taiwan “never came up” during their talks — a remark that has fueled speculation about Washington’s commitment to the self-ruled island. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump announced that the long-standing rare earth dispute between the two nations had been resolved, assuring that future trade would face “no more roadblocks.” However, when pressed on whether China’s increasing assertiveness toward Taiwan was discussed, Trump confirmed that the issue “didn’t come up during the meeting.”