By Tony Dokoupil Anchor, "CBS Evening News" Tony Dokoupil is the anchor of the new "CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil." He previously served as co-host of "CBS Mornings" and anchored "The Uplift," a weekly series spotlighting positive and inspiring stories for CBS News 24/7. Read Full Bio May 13, 2026 / 8:05 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google As President Trump takes part in a Beijing summit this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping, no issue will be more critical to Xi than Taiwan. Beijing has called Taiwan the core of China's core interests, with reunification, even by force, the center of Xi's agenda. In many ways, China and Taiwan are similar. They have a shared history, language and culture. But over the last nearly 80 years, Taiwan has become many things that China isn't. Taiwan, a self-ruled island, is a thriving democracy with a dynamic capitalist economy . It is a place where people express themselves openly without worry.…