Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“The US is pausing a $14bn (£10.4bn) arms sale to Taiwan to ensure it has enough weapons for the Iran war, acting Navy secretary Hung Cao has said. Cao confirmed this at a Senate hearing, days after President Donald Trump appeared non-committal about the sale following his meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. A spokesperson for Taiwan’s presidential office told reporters on Friday that they had not received any information about ‘US adjustments to the arms sale.’ The sale of US arms to Taiwan has long irked Beijing, which [pretends] the self-governed island [i]s its territory and has not ruled out taking it by force.” (05/22/26)