WashingtonXi wants 1 word changed in US Taiwan policy.
The US has never opposed independence, and doing so would curb arms sales, analysts say.
China’s foreign ministry said Xi asked Trump to oppose independence, casting it as existing US policy to maintain.
Trump has called a $14 billion Taiwan arms package, held up for months, a “very good negotiating chip.”
The White House has not released its account of the meeting.
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- South China Morning Post
- maps China's shift to explicit opposition to Taiwan independence, tougher than US 'not supporting,' requiring restraint on arms sales
Sources: South China Morning Post