China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has ramped up tensions in recent years, leading some to fear Beijing may soon order an invasion of the territory.
The founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., who represented the island at an Asia-Pacific economic summit, said Friday the sit-down this week between the presidents of the United States and China was a "good meeting" that he hopes will help ease regional tensions.
Taiwan is awaiting a decision from the US government regarding a waiver extension for Taiwanese chipmakers to supply US chip equipment to their factories in China. Last year, the Biden administration implemented export controls to cut off China from certain semiconductor chips made with US tools.
China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province to be retaken by force if necessary and prohibits its diplomatic partners – including the U.S. – from having formal ties with Taipei. While not recognizing Taiwan as a country, Washington maintains robust unofficial ties and has pledged to help Taiwan defend itself in case of an invasion
Some 2,661 mainland citizens polled by the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University on the outlook for international security.