Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi says the government would welcome a direct call between U-S President Donald Trump and President Lai Ching-te.
The statement follows Trump's recent remarks about arms sales to Taiwan being used as a bargaining chip with China and Trump appearing to suggest that he was seeking to speak with Lai about the issue - albeit without actually naming him.
Chen said Trump's remarks had "caused some unnecessary concern" in Taiwan, despite the government believing that "nothing has changed."
The deputy foreign minister is also stressing that the government is seeking confirmation from Washington about whether Trump wanted to speak to Lai and is also using all available channels to understand what the U-S side is actually thinking.
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