Donald Trump wimped out and did not bother to raise a major issue involving Taiwan during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, despite growing tensions in the region.

Trump admitted the topic of Taiwan “never came up” before quickly moving on to other questions.

President Trump was asked about Taiwan after China warned that it “absolutely will not” rule out military action to fully take over the democratically governed island, which Beijing claims as its own.

Trump was speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One after the crunch talks in South Korea with Xi.

For decades, the U.S. has supported Taiwan’s defense without establishing formal diplomatic ties. Multiple U.S. presidents have maintained that Washington would help Taiwan defend itself as part of efforts to deter Beiji

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