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Taiwan Thanks US Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit as Arms Trade Fears Mount

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Taiwan Thanks US Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit as Arms Trade Fears Mount

🇹🇼 TAIPEI — Taiwan thanks publicly what it fears Trump may trade away. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Taiwan's public thanks is preemptive lobbying — locking US commitment on record before Trump sits with Xi. Beijing demands arms sales halted as a summit deliverable. Taipei knows the Iran deal creates horse-trading room; a visible US endorsement raises the political cost of any Trump concession on arms. Watch whether the White House responds or goes silent.

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