, Nov. 3 -- United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Chinese President Xi Jinping assured him Beijing would not attempt to take any military action against Taiwan while he remains in office.

Trump made the remarks during an interview aired Sunday on CBS's 60 Minutes, following his first in-person meeting with Xi in six years. The two leaders met Thursday in South Korea, where discussions focused largely on US-China trade relations.

According to Trump, the Taiwan issue "never even came up as a subject" during the meeting. "He has openly said, and his people have openly said at meetings, 'We would never do anything while President Trump is president,' because they know the consequences," he told CBS.

Asked whether he would o...