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Taiwan Expects U.S. Arms Sales to Continue as Xi Meets Trump
Taiwan's Defence Ministry expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite Chinese pressure, as Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for talks with Donald Trump. The U.S. paused a $14 billion package after a May summit, and Trump called arms sales a negotiating chip with China.
As China's Xi Jinping arrived in Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, Taiwan's Defence Ministry expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island—which Beijing claims as its own—will continue despite China's pressure to halt them.
China has pressed Washington to stop the arms sales, most prominently during a May summit between Trump and Xi in Beijing. After that meeting, the United States paused the sale of a record-breaking $14 billion package. Trump described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" with China.
Taiwanese Defence Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Chiao Fu-chun told reporters in Tainan that the U.S. government and Congress have repeatedly expressed support for Taiwan's self-defence capabilities. Taiwan watched the Xi-Trump meeting closely and hoped the arms sales would continue.
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- Taiwan US arms sales
- Taiwan China tensions
- Xi Jinping Donald Trump
- Taiwan weapon sales
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Taiwan Expects U.S. Arms Sales to Continue as Xi Meets Trump
Taiwan's Defence Ministry expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite Chinese pressure, as Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for talks with Donald Trump. The U.S. paused a $14 billion package after a May summit, and Trump called arms sales a negotiating chip with China.
As China's Xi Jinping arrived in Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, Taiwan's Defence Ministry expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island—which Beijing claims as its own—will continue despite China's pressure to halt them.
China has pressed Washington to stop the arms sales, most prominently during a May summit between Trump and Xi in Beijing. After that meeting, the United States paused the sale of a record-breaking $14 billion package. Trump described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" with China.
Taiwanese Defence Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Chiao Fu-chun told reporters in Tainan that the U.S. government and Congress have repeatedly expressed support for Taiwan's self-defence capabilities. Taiwan watched the Xi-Trump meeting closely and hoped the arms sales would continue.
- Taiwan US
- Taiwan US arms sales
- Taiwan China tensions
- Xi Jinping Donald Trump
- Taiwan weapon sales
- Taiwan security
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