
In bid to woo Xi Jingping, is Trump throwing Taiwan under the bus?
Published on: Sept. 19, 2025, 12:25 p.m. | Source: India Today
US President Trump has halted shipment of $400-million arms shipment to Taiwan, according to a report in The Washington Post. The report comes just ahead of Trump's call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Xi has asserted claims over Taiwan, and the island nation fears a military invasion by China. Is a transactional Trump sacrificing Taiwan for a trade deal with China?