After US-China Summit, Experts 'Cautiously Optimistic' About $14 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan

According to the Central News Agency, Tan Yao-nan, supervisor of the Cross-Strait Policy Association, stated at a seminar on the 28th that he is 'cautiously optimistic' about the approval of the $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan by the end of the year following the US-China summit. Tan emphasized that the arms sale aligns with US goals for strengthening defense capabilities and that the overall direction of US policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged. Meanwhile, Lin Jui-hua, an associate professor at Kinmen University, analyzed that China continues to push for 'integrated development' to deepen economic reliance and attract Taiwanese youth. Experts urged that Taiwan should focus on substantive communication with the US rather than having unrealistic expectations.