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Will Trump kill the $14bn Taiwan arms deal?

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English May 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM

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After US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the fate of Taiwan’s biggest ever arms deal is being questioned. So why does the US give them billions in weapons in the first place? Al Jazeera’s Yasmeen ElTahan explains.

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