Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting, US House Democrats Urge Trump to Approve Taiwan Arms Sale

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(Central News Agency Washington 13th Comprehensive Foreign Report) Ahead of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, several leading Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives' national security-related committees sent a letter to Trump, urging him to approve the delayed $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.

According to "The Hill" media outlet, these Democratic representatives wrote in a two-page joint letter to Trump on the 12th: "Delaying congressional-approved arms sales to Taiwan will weaken the ability to maintain effective cross-strait deterrence, and the mere possibility that the People's Republic of China could exert undue influence on U.S. policy toward Taiwan itself violates the Taiwan Relations Act and the spirit of the Six Assurances to Taiwan."

It is reported that the Six Assurances were six non-binding policy commitments to Taiwan established during the Reagan administration in 1982, the second of which states that the U.S. will not consult with China on arms sales to Taiwan.

However, Trump told reporters on the 11th that he would discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and other important issues during his visit to China. He stated: "I will discuss this with President Xi Jinping. President Xi Jinping does not want us to do this, but I will talk to him. This is one of the many issues I will discuss."

This letter was first revealed by "The Hill," and its signatories include Ro Khanna, lead Democrat on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; Jim Himes, lead Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee; Adam Smith, lead Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee; and Gregory Meeks, lead Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (Compiler: Chen Zheng-jian) 1150514

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