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Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China
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Trump’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China

NY Times · May 18, 2026, 12:11 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

President Trump’s open willingness to hold up a $14 billion Taiwan arms package is a win for Beijing. Now China could be weighing how to keep the weapons on ice for as long as it can.

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