Taiwan Watches Trump-Xi Summit as China Presses for Concessions

As Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, Taiwan fears being quietly traded away in exchange for Chinese cooperation on tariffs, fentanyl, and global flashpoints — with experts warning Xi may push Trump to formally 'oppose' Taiwan independence. The geopolitical realignment of great powers over a strategically critical island mirrors the Bible's end-times framework of nations positioning themselves for dominance in the East, with the 'kings of the East' playing an increasingly assertive role in global affairs. Revelation 16:12 speaks of the kings of the East rising to prominence in the final world order, and China's relentless push to absorb Taiwan represents a bold step in that direction.