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    "https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/us-taiwan-arms-sale-iran-war-trump-xi-summit-b2981653.html"
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  "textContent": "submitted by MicroWave to world\n369 points | 71 comments\nhttps://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/us-taiwan-arms-sale-iran-war-trump-xi-summit-b2981653.html\n\n_**Taipei says it’s yet to receive formal notice as concerns grow over Washington’s commitment to island’s security**_\n\nThe U.S. is pausing a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan as it diverts munitions to sustain the war against Iran, exposing mounting anxieties over rapidly depleting stockpiles.\n\nIt comes just days after Donald Trump returned from a high-profile summit with Xi Jinping in China, a country that claims sovereignty over self-governed Taiwan and has threatened to “reunite” it with the mainland by force, if necessary.\n\nTrump said he had discussed the matter of the $14bn arms deal “in great detail” with Chinese president Xi Jinping and would make a decision “over the next fairly short period”, breaking decades of U.S. policy that states decision on Taiwan should not be made in collaboration with Beijing.",
  "title": "U.S. pauses $14bn Taiwan arms sale just days after Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping in China"
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