Arming Taiwan an Important US Interest, Taipei Official Says After Trump-Xi Summit
Taiwan said the sales are needed for its defense and semiconductor industry, while a senior diplomat called them a U.S. national interest.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day summit in Washington with no major public breakthroughs on contentious issues, including Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory.
- Taiwan remains central to US-China competition as the island is the main producer of advanced chips powering the AI revolution, making its semiconductor industry vital to The United States national interests.
- US Ambassador to China David Perdue confirmed on Friday that there has been no change in Taiwan policy, including the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act mandating arms sales; The Trump administration approved $11 billion and $14 billion in separate arms packages.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu said Taipei remains in "continuous communication" with Washington, even as China's People's Daily reiterated Taiwan is "the core of China's core interests and the first unbreakable red line in China-US relations."
- With Xi and Trump expected to meet twice more this year at the APEC and G20 summits, Taipei must closely monitor potential policy shifts as Wu said the government aims to "prepare as much as possible, communicate as much as possible, and make requests as much as possible.
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Official: Arming Taiwan important to US interest
TAIPEI — The United States providing weapons to Taiwan to protect its freedom and provide semiconductors to the world is in the U.S. national interest, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said Saturday after a summit between the Chinese and U.S. presidents.
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