Trump Set to Send $14 Billion Taiwan Arms Package to Congress Ahead of Xi Summit
US President Donald Trump is expected to submit a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan to Congress soon, according to Republican lawmaker Michael McCaul. The move comes weeks before a planned summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, adding a new point of friction to already tense bilateral trade talks.
Washington has reopened discussions on a new multibillion-dollar arms package for Taiwan, according to senior Republican lawmaker Michael McCaul. He said on Tuesday he is confident President Donald Trump will forward a package worth an additional $14 billion in military support to Congress soon.
The announcement comes just weeks before a planned summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, a meeting already complicated by unresolved bilateral trade disputes. Any new arms sale to Taipei is likely to draw a sharp response from Beijing, which regards US military support for the self-governing island as interference in its internal affairs.
The package would need congressional approval before moving forward, a process that typically takes several weeks. Analysts say the timing signals Washington's intent to keep supporting Taiwan's defense even as it pursues a broader economic dialogue with China.
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