DOHA (Reuters) -U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that Taiwan should not be concerned about upcoming U.S.-China trade talks in Malaysia. "I don't think you're going to see some trade deal where,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration will not abandon long-standing US support for Taiwan in negotiations with China to reach a trade agreement.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to press the U.S. to shift its policy on Taiwan when he meets this week with President Donald Trump, who is pushing for a trade deal.

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China has conducted a series of military drills near Taiwan involving its H-6K strategic bombers, according to Chinese state media reports released on Sunday. The exercises, described as confrontation drills,

The Chinese state media report, which Taiwan denounced as a propaganda ploy, came days before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet in South Korea.

China’s president wants the U.S. to oppose the democratic island’s independence.