No call with Taiwan, no new arms sales: how Trump is preparing to welcome Xi (opens in new tab)

US President Donald Trump is not expected to have a phone call with Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te any time soon, despite saying earlier that he would be open to speaking with the person “running” the island. Two people familiar with the matter said there had been no movement towards arranging such a conversation, which was reliant on the American leader’s willingness to take the initiative. Three other sources said the US believed that a call with Lai could derail an expected summit with Chin...