China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump

China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an integral part of the post-war international order'

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Donald Trump that Beijing's claims to Taiwan remain unchanged, in a phone call that came amid rising tensions over the self-governing island.

Xi told Trump on Monday that Taiwan's return to China was an integral part of the postwar international order" forged in the joint US-China fight against fascism and militarism", according to the Chinese foreign ministry.