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Taiwan Representative Says U.S. Arms Sale to Taiwan Remains on Track
Taiwan's representative to the United States expressed continued confidence that a proposed arms sale will proceed. The statement came after President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping without announcing the package.
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Ambassador Alexander Yui, the Taiwanese Representative to the United States, said on Sunday that he remains confident the United States will complete a pending arms sale to Taiwan. Yui spoke on CBS's Face the Nation. He noted that the United States has supplied arms to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act since 1979, with sales scaled to match threats facing the island.
The second Trump administration approved an $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan in December 2025. A separate $14 billion package supported by Congress has not yet received final approval. Yui pointed to prior sales during President Trump's first term, including F-16 Block 70 aircraft, and two additional sales completed last year.
President Trump traveled to Beijing this past week to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. U.S. senators had urged him to announce the arms sale before the trip. Trump left the meetings without announcing the package. He stated that he discussed the matter in detail and would make decisions on the sale.
Yui said Trump has also made clear that he did not agree to any Chinese requests regarding Taiwan. U.S. policy on Taiwan has not changed.
