A senior Taiwanese official expressed concern that U.S. President Donald Trump might make concessions on the self-governed island in his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said that Taiwan was working hard to prevent such a scenario.

"What we are the most afraid is to put Taiwan on the menu of the talk between Xi Jinping and President Trump,¡± Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu said Friday in an English-language interview. "We worry, and we need to avoid that it happens.¡±

Trump is set to travel to Beijing May 14-15 for a summit with Xi that¡¯s widely expected to include a variety of business deals and purchasing commitments. It was delayed from late March because of the Iran war and the need for Trump to stay in Washington.