Chinese leader Xi Jinping is reportedly ready to pressure President Donald Trump to make a major concession in upcoming negotiations: a formal U.S. statement opposing Taiwan's independence. "Xi likely sees the coming period of interactions with Trump as the best opportunity to try to pull Washington and Taipei apart." Since coming to power in 2012, Xi has made reclaiming Taiwan central to his "China Dream," according to the Journal. The push over Taiwan comes as Trump and Xi plan a series of high-level meetings, including at the Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea and potentially reciprocal visits in 2026. "No U.S. policy change on Taiwan will happen overnight," the Stimson Center's Yun Sun told the Journal.