Taiwan was the top item on the agenda during President Donald Trump's summit with Chairman Xi Jinping.   While nothing was discussed of particular significance, all signs show that Trump has softened his support for the island China contend's is theirs .  I asked Google about Trump's current attitude on this subject: Donald Trump has not stated that he is willing to give up Taiwan. However, his highly transactional approach to foreign policy has sparked intense debate, as he has explicitly described pending U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan as a "negotiating chip" to leverage concessions from China . [ 1 , 2 ] Details of the situation include: Arms Sales as Leverage: Trump recently delayed approving a $14 billion U.S. arms sale package for Taiwan. In an interview following his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Trump stated: "I'm holding that in abeyance and it depends on China... It's a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly....