U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping personally assured him that China would not invade Taiwan during Trump's presidency. Trump quoted Xi as saying, "I will never do it as long as you're president ... but I am very patient, and China is very patient." This assertion was made during a Fox News interview and reported by multiple news outlets including Reuters and Newsmax. In response to Trump's comments, China's foreign ministry reiterated that Taiwan is an internal matter for China and emphasized the goal of peaceful reunification. Taiwan's government responded by affirming that it must rely on itself for its security. The situation has prompted renewed discussions on regional security and diplomatic relations between the U.S., China, and Taiwan. Additionally, China criticized the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense system, describing it as a space threat and part of an arms race, while U.S. officials maintained that peace in the Taiwan Strait is nonnegotiable and coercion must never be rewarded.