Taiwan urges Trump to advance arms deal after China summit
Key takeaways
- Taiwan reminded the US of its commitment to provide it with arms after the US president warned the democratic, self-governing island against formally declaring independence in the wake of his summit with China's Xi.
- President Donald Trump told Fox News on Friday after he concluded a high-stakes summit with China's Xi Jinping that he had not decided on future sales when asked about it.
- In December, the Trump administration approved a record $11 billion (9.46 billion euros) arms sale package for Taiwan.
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Taiwan reminded the US of its commitment to provide it with arms after the US president warned the democratic, self-governing island against formally declaring independence in the wake of his summit with China's Xi.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Dpgv Differences over Taiwan's status have fueled tensions in US-China ties [File: 2021]Image: Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA/picture alliance Advertisement Taiwan's government on Saturday pressed the US to approve the latest arms package to the self-governing island.
President Donald Trump told Fox News on Friday after he concluded a high-stakes summit with China's Xi Jinping that he had not decided on future sales when asked about it. "I may do it. I may not do it," Trump said.