Lai Says Taiwan Won’t Be Sacrificed as Trump Weighs Arms Deal

President Lai Ching-te invoked Taiwan’s status as a global supplier of advanced tech like semiconductors as questions mount over US support for the democracy after the summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

“Taiwan is a core global interest, and any act that undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is not only a blatant provocation against international rules and order but will also have a significant impact on Indo-Pacific security, global supply chains and the world economy,” Lai said in a Facebook post.