# Would Trump actually defend Taiwan? | Meanwhile in Asia

https://mins.news/en/video/55735

- CNN, 2026-09-12 11:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_b_8mXsHos

> Chinese President Xi Jinping says unification with Taiwan is inevitable, while US President Donald Trump will not say whether Washington would defend Taiwan if it were attacked. CNN’s hosts examine whether China and the US could enter a “war with no winners,” and how such a conflict could trigger a global crisis and disrupt the chip-dependent world economy.

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