Trump 'denied $400M in military aid to Taiwan' as he seeks trade deal with China

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Source: Washington Examiner

The decision has not been finalized and could still be reversed, but reports indicate that the White House hopes to arrange a weapons sales agreement instead.
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Trump’s decision is a departure from the long-standing military aid allocations offered to the contested island territory, which five sources revealed to the Washington Post under condition of anonymity.

The president is empowered to provide up to $1 billion in aid packages to Taiwan per fiscal year. Previous administrations have made wide use of this budget, frequently rolling out hundreds of millions of dollars in munitions and defensive technology.
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Trump is preparing to meet with Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping at the upcoming APEC Summit in November, the first face-to-face discussion between the two leaders since the president returned to office.

Read more: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign-policy/3816486/trump-denied-military-aid-taiwan-trade-deal-china/

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[Lovie777]

1. Here we go...................

USA can not be trusted.

[twodogsbarking]

2. We need to have separation of money and state.

I've given up on separation of church and state.

[pansypoo53219]

3. he does love bribes.......

[Irish_Dem]

4. Trump would hand over Taiwan to China for the right amount of cash.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. trump is betraying our allies