White House Gaffe Names Xi as President of Taiwan, Not China
- Chinese president misidentified after G-20 meeting with Trump
- Apparent error creeps into U.S. transcript of the talks
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President Donald Trump’s press secretary mislabeled Chinese President Xi Jinping as the leader of Taiwan after a much-anticipated meeting at the Group of 20 summit, adding an embarrassment to a record of fraught relations.
The apparent error crept into a White House transcript of Trump’s remarks before meeting with Xi in Hamburg, Germany, which referred to the president of the Republic of China -- the official name for Taiwan.