Trump Says China Knows the Consequences If It Invades Taiwan

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump (R) attend talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident 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.