During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” President Donald Trump said that he wants the status quo with China and Taiwan to remain and if Taiwan went independent, China “probably would do something pretty harsh, and then they would be met harshly and bad things will happen.” He also said that Taiwan is angling for independence “because they want to get into a war” and both sides should cool things down. He also stated that he’s holding on approving weapons sales to Taiwan “and it depends on China. It depends. It’s a very good negotiating chip for us, frankly.”

Trump said, “[I]t’s not a…

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