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Thursday, May 21, 2026
US President Donald Trump says he will talk to Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te about a possible arms sale, in what would be a sharp departure from diplomatic tradition. US and Taiwanese leaders have not spoken directly since 1979 - when Washington severed formal ties with Taiwan to recognise the Beijing government. |
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More Alternate links: Google News | Twitter When asked on Wednesday if he planned to speak to Lai ahead of making a decision on US arms sales, Trump said: "I'll speak to him. I speak to everybody.. we'll work on that, the Taiwan problem." He also hailed his relationship with China's President Xi as "amazing", on the back of a two-day summit in Beijing last week. Comments
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