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Taiwan is watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its arms sales

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TAINAN, Taiwan (AP) — As China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Taiwan expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island that Beijing claims as its own will continue — despite China’s pressure.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    One issue that could upend fragile US-China ties: Taiwan arms (opens The Boston Globe)

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    For China’s leader, Xi Jinping, one important goal of his meeting with President Trump this week may be persuading him to keep delaying $14 billion in proposed US arms sales to Taiwan.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Exclusive-China's Xi expected to press Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under 1982 agreement, sources say (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Trevor Hunnicutt, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping is expected to press US President Donald Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under a 1982 joint statement during a visit to Washington this week, which he could do at the US National Archives, sources bri…

  3. Semafor

    Xi expected to press Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan (opens Semafor)

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    Taipei is growing increasingly concerned over a frozen $14 billion arms sales deal that Trump has described as “a very good negotiating chip.”

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Taiwan is watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its arms sales (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    TAINAN, Taiwan (AP) — As China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Taiwan expressed confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island that Beijing claims as its own will continue — despite China’s pressure.

  5. BizPac Review

    Taiwan arms, rare earths, tariffs and Iran hang over Trump-Xi summit (opens BizPac Review)

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    Taiwan arms sales, rare earth supplies, tariffs and the war with Iran are hanging over President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington as […]

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