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Taiwan representative to US responds to Trump’s stance on arms sales

On Sunday, Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative to the U.S., said Taipei encourages the Trump administration to deliver on future arms sales after President Trump said he would hold off on a $14 billion arms sale to create leverage in talks with China. Beijing has never formall

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Taiwan representative to US responds to Trump’s stance on arms salesOn Sunday, Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative to the U.S., said Taipei encourages the Trump administration to deliver on future arms sales after President Trump said he would hold off on a $14 billion arms sale to create leverage in talks with China. Beijing has never formall
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