Taiwan's president urges Trump to continue arms sales (opens in new tab)

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Sunday that Taiwan “will never be sacrificed or traded” and urged President Trump to continue U.S. arms sales and security cooperation after Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week in Beijing. Lai said U.S. arms sales are a security commitment rooted in the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act and an important deterrent against threats to regional peace. After meeting Xi, Trump said he had not approved a pending $14 billion arms package for Taiwan...