The best-case scenario for Taiwan from the Trump-Xi summit
Summary
President Donald Trump has shown mixed signals about supporting Taiwan ahead of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Although Trump approved a large arms sale to Taiwan last year, he has delayed delivering the weapons and discussed the sale with Xi while pressing Taiwan for economic deals with the U.S.Key Facts
- President Trump authorized an $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan in December, the largest ever to the island.
- Delivery of the weapons has not yet happened.
- Trump has talked about the arms sale with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- Trump complained that Taiwan took semiconductor business from the U.S.
- He urged Taiwan to pay the U.S. for protection.
- Trump threatened Taiwan with tariffs to push for big investments in U.S. semiconductor factories.
- He wants Taiwan to buy billions of dollars of U.S. liquefied natural gas and crude oil.
- China considers Taiwan a breakaway province and opposes U.S. support for the island.
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