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

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Taiwan is expressing confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite China's pressure as China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S.President Donald Trump…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:52:04 UTC.

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