Taiwan's Lai rejects bargaining over U.S. arms sales (opens in new tab)

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Sunday that Taiwan “will never be sacrificed or traded away” and described U.S. arms sales as a security commitment grounded in law, in his first direct response to President Trump’s remarks after a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Lai said Taiwan would not provoke conflict with China, but would not give up its sovereignty, dignity, democratic system or “free way of life” under pressure. President Trump said after the Beijing summit that ...