Dave Davies

On the table at the summit are a series of high-stakes issues, including tariffs and trade, the war with Iran, and the prospect of military conflict over Taiwan.

In statements from each side after the first day of talks, China emphasized the status of Taiwan, warning that if it were mishandled, it could put the U.S.-China relationship in a dangerous situation.

The U.S.

statement focused on the importance of productive trade relationships.

We recorded our conversation with Rush Doshi yesterday.

You know, there is this technology, these advanced chips that the United States has.

The firm NVIDIA, of course, is one of the most valuable companies in the world, right?

And it's headed by Jensen Huang, who is actually of Taiwanese ancestry, I believe.

He accompanied President Trump on this trip.

Should we attribute any significance to that?

I want to just clarify one thing.

We speak of this technology and these advanced chips as being in the United States' hands.

In fact, they're manufactured mostly in Taiwan.

Is that true?

That's right.

Is that by Taiwanese companies?

So they're not directly under U.S.

control then?

Hmm.

Which makes Taiwan even more important to the United States than it obviously has been for all these decades.