Trump to Decide Soon on Taiwan Weapons Sale, Noncommittal to Xi
Donald Trump boards Air Force One before his departure from Beijing Capital Airport on May 15.
Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump said he made no commitment to Chinese President Xi Jinping over Taiwan, and would make a decision soon over a planned $14 billion arms deal with the island.
“On Taiwan he feels very strongly, I made no commitment either way,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday. The US president said he would ultimately “make a determination over the next fairly short period” about the weapons after speaking to the person “that’s running Taiwan,” without specifying who he means.