China said on Monday it stands ready to work with the greatest effort for peaceful "reunification" with Taiwan, its foreign ministry said on Monday, responding to interview comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Tensions over Taiwan continue as China considers it an internal matter while Taiwan asserts independence. The U.S., Taiwan's key ally, is a significant player in the region. With President Trump's recent remarks,

President Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping told him he wouldn’t make a move on Taiwan while Trump is in office. “I said, ‘Well, I appreciate that.’ But he also said, ‘But I am very patient, and China is very patient.

JONATHAN A. CZIN is the Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies and a Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution. He is a former member of the Senior Analytic Service at the CIA and was Director for China at the National Security Council from 2021 until 2023.

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