One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms

Scritto il 21/09/2026
da Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien

As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in May. Mr. Trump has held off on arms sales to Taiwan as he has sought pragmatic ties with China.