U.S. & Taiwan Arms Sales Newsletter
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Trump Puts Taiwan Weapons Package on Ice Amid China Talks: Report
20 Sep 2025 16:36 GMT
… defense cooperation with the United States.
Officials reaffirmed that … jeopardize both U.S. leverage and Taiwan's ability to … Dan Blumenthal of the American Enterprise Institute, The Washington … billions in new arms sales, with Taipei expected to fund …
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Trump pauses $400m Taiwan arms aid amid China trade talks: Report
20 Sep 2025 13:59 GMT
… munitions and drones. A White House official told the paper the … ’s traditional approach to Taipei, which faces a constant … Trump does not support sending weapons without payment, a preference … Trump’s first term, arms sales to Taiwan topped $10 billion, but …
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Trump Halts $400 Million in Military Aid to Taiwan Ahead of Possible Meeting with Chinese President Xi
20 Sep 2025 11:04 GMT
… of a planned arms package for Taiwan, the Washington Post … on the matter. A White House official stressed, however, that … any external involvement in Taipei’s affairs, with Xi …
Washington has approved several arms sales to Taiwan in recent years, including …
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The U.S. Is Quietly Pausing Some Arms Sales to Europe
19 Sep 2025 18:43 GMT
The first clue that something had changed in the U.S. approach to selling military equipment to Europe came as Denmark neared a decision on the purchase of a multibillion-dollar air-defense system. For weeks, American and French negotiators had …
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Exclusive— Ambassador Alexander Tah-Ray Yui: Taiwan Is an Invaluable Partner to the United States
19 Sep 2025 14:53 GMT
… —led by the United States’s Greatest Generation—triumphed … American market and our dedication to U.S. reindustrialization. At this year’s Taiwan … announcement at the White House in Washington, DC … U.S. has approved more than $26 billion in arms sales to Taiwan …
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Trump withholds over $400M military aid to Taiwan to facilitate US-China negotiations: Report
20 Sep 2025 02:56 GMT
… and autonomous drones.
A White House official said the decision … aid, discussions on future arms sales continue between US and … advanced asymmetric weapons such as drones and missiles.
Taiwan plans … China and Taiwan, imposing a trade war, accusing Taipei of …
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U.S. House committee backs bill codifying 'Six Assurances'
19 Sep 2025 09:07 GMT
… signal: America will stand firm with Taiwan against … Beijing's campaign to isolate Taipei, according … United States has not agreed to set a deadline for ending arms sales to Taiwan … on Taiwan's sovereignty.
Although successive U.S. administrations …
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Trump rejected $400 million in military aid for Taiwan, pushing arms sales instead
19 Sep 2025 14:19 GMT
A modular sounding rocket SR400 displayed during the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE) at Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) President Donald Trump declined to …
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US Blocks $400 Mln Military Aid to Taiwan
19 Sep 2025 13:17 GMT
… standing US policy toward Taiwan. A White House official told the … since returning to the White House. The leaders are seeking … does not support providing weapons without payment, a stance … Alaska, to discuss potential arms sales worth billions of dollars, …
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Trump holds back $400 million in Taiwan military aid
19 Sep 2025 08:33 GMT
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The decision, which a White House official
said is not final … $1
billion annually for Taiwan under the Presidential Drawdown … package of arms sales to be paid for
by Taipei. The potential … systems.
Taiwan is already waiting on major US weapons
orders, …