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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/22/us-pauses-arms-sale-to-taiwan-amid-china-pressure/The United States has paused a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan, amid significant pressure from China.
The shipment was expected to include equipment vital to the island’s defence, but just a week after Donald Trump visited Beijing for meetings with Xi Jinping, the deal has been put on hold.
The US said it was pausing the deal because it needed to preserve its stockpile for the war in Iran – but in the same message, it insisted it still had enough weapons.
Hung Cao, the acting US navy secretary, said: “Right now we’re doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury – which we have plenty.
“We’re just making sure we have everything, but then the foreign military sales will continue when the administration deems necessary.”
But that news was met with scepticism in Taiwan, which appeared not to have been notified about the decision.
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Confirmation that Trump sold out Taiwan to his YMCA buddy Xi.
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