Taiwan is watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its arms sales
China's leader Xi Jinping is visiting Washington to meet with President Trump. China wants the US to stop selling weapons to Taiwan, an island that China claims as its own, and may invoke a 1982 agreement to push this position. Taiwan hopes the US will continue its arms sales regardless of China's pressure. The issue is one of several tensions being discussed at the summit.

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4 developments- Sep 21Only lean-left coverage:One issue that could upend fragile US-China ties: Taiwan arms
- Sep 22Only lean-left coverage:Exclusive-China's Xi expected to press Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under 1982 agreement, sources say
- Sep 23Only center coverage:Taiwan is watching closely as Xi and Trump meet and hopes US will keep up its arms sales
- Sep 24Only right-leaning coverage:Taiwan arms, rare earths, tariffs and Iran hang over Trump-Xi summit
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