The Wall Street Journal reported today: "Due to pressure from China and concerns within the Trump administration that approving this arms sale agreement might disrupt the president's upcoming trip to Beijing, a major U.S. arms sale to Taiwan has stalled."
Comment: This arms sale is stuck, essentially boils down to one sentence: Trump wants practical benefits from the U.S.-China meeting, and Taiwan is just a pawn that can be set aside for now. It's not that there's a sudden change of heart in the U.S., but rather fear of angering China and disrupting the president's itinerary. In short, it's about interests first and rhetoric second. This once again proves that the bottom line on the Taiwan issue is never decided by the United States, but rather by China's strength and determination, which play a decisive role. Relying on U.S. protection is ultimately an illusion.
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