China could attempt some “manoeuvring” over the issue of Taiwan during US president Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing next week, a top Taiwanese intelligence official warned on Thursday.

Mr Trump is heading to China for a highly-anticipated bilateral summit with Xi Jinping , a year after entering a tariff war with Beijing. Experts believe this is Washington’s attempt to smoothen over ties with its trade nemesis.

Mr Trump will be in Beijing from 14 to 16 May where both China and US are expected to talk on Chinese export controls of rare earths, agricultural products deal for partial tariff relief, the US-Israel war on Iran, and efforts to bring stability in their ties.

But a key topic that will stick out will be China’s impending invasion of its smaller neighbour Taiwan, which the US has strongly opposed.

The US has reaffirmed that its policy on the island has not changed, a Taiwanese intelligence official said.

Speaking to reporters ​at parliament in Taipei, National Security Bureau director-general Tsai…