Jeanne Shaheen also said new law allowing tariffs on buyers of Russian oil ‘sends Beijing a message’ before this week’s summit in Washington
3-MIN READ3-MINIgor Patrickin New YorkPublished: 5:42am, 22 Sep 2026The top Democrat on the US Senate’s foreign policy panel urged Donald Trump on Monday not to signal any retreat from Taiwan when he hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.Speaking at the Concordia Summit in New York, Senator Jeanne Shaheen said she hoped the president “will not say anything that indicates a lack of support for Taiwan” during his talks with the Chinese leader.Shaheen is the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which reviews US arms sales abroad, including those to Taiwan.“In Congress, there is very strong bipartisan support for our historic position with respect to Taiwan,” she said.
