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Trump falls for China's bluff over arms sales to Taiwan

Le Monde (English) · May 18, 2026, 10:09 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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By suggesting that arms sales to Taipei could be used as a bargaining chip in US-China relations, the US president has crossed a foreign-policy red line that had stood for nearly 50 years.

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