During his first official Cabinet meeting of his second term on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump refused to comment when asked by a reporter's question about whether "the US would allow China to take control of Taiwan by force," Instead, he responded by expressing his desire for Chinese investment in the US, Reuters reported.

"I never comment on that," Trump said at the White House. "I don't want to ever put myself in that position," according to the Reuters report. 

Trump claimed he had a great relationship with Chinese leader. "We want them to come in and invest. I see so many things saying that we don't want China in this country. That's not right. We want them to invest in the US. That's good. There's a lot of money coming in, and we'll invest in China. We'll do things with China. The relationship we'll have with China will be a very good one," Trump said.

Some local media outlets in Taiwan noted on Thursday that this was not the first time Trump had declined to make a commitment to the island. 

In an article published by CNA on Thursday, it was noted in its headline that Trump refused to make a commitment to the island again. 

The CNA report cited an interview of Trump with NBC's Meet the Press in December 2024, when the host asked, "If China invades Taiwan on your watch, are you committed to defending Taiwan?" Trump responded, "I never say."

Local media FTV News also published an article on Thursday, saying Trump refused again to make commitment to Taiwan.

Citing articles from The New York Times, Taiwan's UDN News published an article on Thursday titled "Trump abandons Ukraine, doubts about US support deepened in Taiwan."

The New York Times noted on Tuesday that In Taiwan, Trump's stinging comments about Ukraine could feed a current of public opinion arguing that the island has been repeatedly abandoned by Washington and cannot trust its promises.

In response to media reports about the Trump administration has released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, including $870 million designated for military assistance to Taiwan, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday's press briefing that China has all along opposed US military assistance to China's Taiwan region, which has severely violated the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, undermined China's sovereignty and security interests, and sent a gravely wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. 

"We urge the US to stop arming Taiwan and undermining the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. China will closely follow the situation and firmly defend national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity," Lin said. 

"'Protection fees' won't protect 'Taiwan independence' forces, and the 'chess pieces' will inevitably turn into 'abandoned pieces,'" said Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, during a press conference on Wednesday. 

Her remarks came in response to reports that the secessionist Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities on Taiwan island are contemplating arms purchases from the US, ranging from $7 billion to $10 billion, in an effort to gain favor with the Trump administration.