Taipei says it’s yet to receive formal notice as concerns grow over Washington’s commitment to island’s security
The U.S. is pausing a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan as it diverts munitions to sustain the war against Iran, exposing mounting anxieties over rapidly depleting stockpiles.
It comes just days after Donald Trump returned from a high-profile summit with Xi Jinping in China, a country that claims sovereignty over self-governed Taiwan and has threatened to “reunite” it with the mainland by force, if necessary.
Trump said he had discussed the matter of the $14bn arms deal “in great detail” with Chinese president Xi Jinping and would make a decision “over the next fairly short period”, breaking decades of U.S. policy that states decision on Taiwan should not be made in collaboration with Beijing.
So Gabbard steps down, Rubio announces US is no longer a mediary with Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and now this admin is kissing ass of Pooh Bear? Looks like they found a bigger fish to pivot towards.
Xi wants Taiwan and Trump wants Cuba. Cuba is a close ally of China. China voiced support to Cuba in February https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-backs-cuba-against-external-interference-foreign-minister-visits-beijing-2026-02-05/
He could get Xi’s attention. Puten shows up, upstages him. Then in order to suck up, as if his little dictator friend will ever really like him, he withdraws support from an ally.
Sound about right.
Guess I’ll have to be the one who gets downvoted by the liberal imperialists and say this is a GOOD THING!
Taiwan would be better off if the US fucked off and stopped trying to use it as a way to undermine China. China is much less likely to attack a Taiwan that is just being annoying than one that is slowly being armed to the teeth right off its coast. The people of Taiwan do not need more guns. They need competent leaders that can negotiate with Beijing in good faith to rejoin peacefully and on good terms.
Americans who are so concerned about this should be more concerned about the fact the US is probably going to attack it’s 3rd country this year soon (Cuba) instead of whining about a hypothetical Chinese military action that has not happened, and absent the US forcing China’s hand, will not happen.
You do not have the moral high ground. You are making the situation worse by sending weapons not better. Take a good long look in the mirror. Look at what happened to other countries the US did this to (Ukraine). Stop slurping up the Anti-China slop like mindless children. The US is the bad guy. Not China.
In the little mind of ML users, every country is full of sheeps except china and the evil US. Ukrainians, taiwanese, iran, venezuela… it doesen’t matter, they dont have a say, right? It’s all USA meddling.
GFYS
I very much think the Iranian people have a say. And they said “No.” to US Intervention in case you didn’t notice. Strait of Hormuz looking awfully based lately.
MAGA licking Xi’ ball sweat. Pathetic. Free West Taiwan!
Taiwan can also create chip and ram shortages in the US. Its so dumb.
“Over the next fairly short period” god this guy can’t word.
Also if the deal was agreed etc and part delivered I guess Taiwan can sue them or something?
Why do I get this feeling that Trump sold out Taiwan for either a bribe or concessions from Xi over Iran?
I thought the US abandoned Europe to focus on China… They’re just abandoning anyone with a working democracy
I guess the check cleared. So great he doesn’t have to worry about being investigated for any sort of financial crimes anymore now that he can never be audited
Probably was trump and Melania coin transfers anyway
Taiwan just needs to get trump to visit and the arms sale will be back on
Just pledge to invest 100 trillion dollars to the us.
He’ll be dead before he figures it out
Why such a low number?
A welcome group from the plane with lots of young girls waving flags would actually do it, I guess. That’s not a joke. I’m tired.
I hate that you’re right :(
God damn that’s a lot
