India, May 14 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the United States President Donald Trump over mishandling the Taiwan issue. According to Chinese state media, the Chinese president adopted a very firm stance on the matter, stating that this could drive ties between the two nations into a dangerous situation.

This statement came during the high-stakes Trump-Xi summit taking place in Beijing. In the discussion, Taiwan emerged as a key topic between the leaders of the world's two largest economies, as it could escalate the strategic rivalry between them.

China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported that Xi said Taiwan is the most important issue and that failing to handle it carefully could lead to confrontation between the two superp...