# U.S. East Asia envoy says investors overprice Taiwan risk, calls Xi a ‘very rational actor’

https://mins.news/en/item/92400

- CNBC, 2026-10-09 01:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/taiwan-trump-china-militia-boat-tsmc-.html

> A U.S. diplomat says investors are overestimating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait and emphasizes deterrence to discourage Beijing from taking the island.

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