U.S. President Donald Trump's comment on "unification" was about the U.S.-China trade relationship and U.S. policy towards Taiwan has not changed, the de facto embassy on the island said on Tuesday, after the wording caused unease in Taipei.

A day after China and the U.S. agreed to a 90-day truce in their tariffs stalemate, China is moving to strengthen its alliances as a counterweight to President Donald Trump's trade war.

But on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the two sides had agreed to a 90-day tariff truce of sorts, with the U.S. dropping duties on Chinese goods to 30% and Beijing cutting import taxes on U.S. products to 10%.