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Trump says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan in meeting with China’s Xi
Key takeaways
- US weapons sales to Taiwan have been longstanding source of tension with Beijing, which claims island as its territory.
- Trump reiterated his belief that a conflict with China over the status of Taiwan was unlikely in the near future.
- “I’m going to have that discussion with President Xi,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked about weapons sales. “President Xi would like us not to, and I’ll have that discussion.
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US weapons sales to Taiwan have been longstanding source of tension with Beijing, which claims island as its territory.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Taiwanese soldiers with missile launcher during an annual military exercise in Taichung in January [Ann Wang/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026Donald Trump says he will raise the issue of US arms sales to Taiwan during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week.
Trump reiterated his belief that a conflict with China over the status of Taiwan was unlikely in the near future.
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