Sources: Xi expected to press Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under 1982 communiqué
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According to sources cited by tradealpha, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to press U.S. President Donald Trump to halt arms sales to Taiwan, invoking the 1982 U.S.-China communiqué. The report, attributed to unnamed sources, indicates that Xi will use the agreement as a basis to demand an end to U.S. weapons transfers to the self-governing island, which China claims as its own territory. The forecast highlights a key diplomatic pressure point ahead of potential high-level talks between the two leaders, with Taiwan arms sales remaining a persistent irritant in bilateral relations. The 1982 communiqué committed the U.S. to gradually reduce arms sales to Taiwan, though Washington has continued such sales, citing the Taiwan Relations Act. The outcome of any such discussion remains uncertain, as Trump has previously taken a transactional approach to foreign policy.
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STACHI — Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to urge former U.S. President Donald Trump to cease arms sales to Taiwan, citing the terms of a 1982 bilateral agreement, according to sources.
The move underscores Beijing's longstanding position that U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan violate the spirit of the 1982 U.S.-China communiqué, in which Washington pledged to gradually reduce and ultimately end arms sales to the island.
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