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Brief May 11, 2026 · 1:09 am ET Source: CBS News Politics

Trump Offers to Discuss Taiwan Arms Package With Xi

President Trump says he will raise a pending $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan directly with President Xi Jinping at their Beijing summit, a concession no previous U.S. president has made and one that departs from commitments Reagan made to Taiwan in 1982, according to CBS News. Said Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi: "The U.S. can count on us as much as we can count on the U.S. Do we believe in the U.S. commitment? Yes. They are our reliable partner."

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