Taiwan presses Trump to proceed with $14 billion arms sale (opens in new tab)

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te urged continued U.S. arms sales Sunday after President Trump said he had not approved a proposed $14 billion package and described the sale as a negotiating chip in dealings with China. Lai said U.S. weapons and deeper Taiwan-U.S. security ties are needed to deter conflict, and said Taiwan would not be “sacrificed or traded away”. President Trump made the remarks after a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, saying in a Fox News interview...