Asia News Brief – Saturday, 16 May 2026
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Trump says he’ll decide on Taiwan arms sale soon, wants China to ‘cool down’ rhetoric toward island … decided whether to move forward with a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan — and that he wanted both Beijing and Taipei to “cool down” their rhetoric. Trump weighs Taiwan arms package – Taipei Times US-CHINA SUMMIT: MOFA welcomed US reassurance of no change in its Taiwan policy; Trump said he did not comment when Xi talked of opposing …Read More. Donald Trump does not commit to arms sale during China visit.
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