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  "path": "/2026/05/15/trump-mum-on-u-s-defending-taiwan-from-china/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T14:02:36.000Z",
  "site": "https://politicalwire.com",
  "tags": [
    "Foreign Affairs"
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  "textContent": "“President Donald Trump said Friday that he refused to directly answer Chinese President Xi Jinping when asked if the United States would defend Taiwan if China attacked it,” CNBC reports. Said Trump: “That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said I don’t talk about that.”",
  "title": "Trump Mum on U.S. Defending Taiwan from China"
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