{"id":2601296,"date":"2026-05-11T14:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-urge-trump-to-announce-taiwan-arms-sale\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:46:07","slug":"senators-urge-trump-to-announce-taiwan-arms-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-urge-trump-to-announce-taiwan-arms-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators urge Trump to announce Taiwan arms sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenators-urge-trump-to-announce-taiwan-arms-sale%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators-six Democrats and two Republicans-urged President Donald Trump to publicly announce $14 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/koch-funded-quincy-institute-joins-communists-to-demand-biden-administration-lift-sanctions-on-us-enemies\/\" title=\"Koch-Funded Quincy Institute Joins Communists To Demand Biden Administration Lift Sanctions on US Enemies\">pending arms sales<\/a> to Taiwan before his upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. They said the delay, reportedly driven by concern that it could anger Beijing, risks sending the wrong message as Taiwan is a major priority for Xi.<\/p>\n<p>The senators emphasized that America\u2019s support for Taiwan is \u201cinviolable,\u201d pointing to Taiwan\u2019s efforts to boost its own defenses, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recently approved  billion special defense budget<\/a>. They also warned that Trump\u2019s discussions with Xi about the weapons could be seen as bargaining away U.S. Taiwan policy for economic or military concessions.<\/p>\n<p>The letter was released ahead of Trump\u2019s first face-to-face meeting with Xi in months (and the first China trip by a U.S. president in nearly a decade), with additional pressure from other priorities such as trade tensions and the Iran conflict. The senators noted that Trump previously approved an $11 billion Taiwan arms sale, but the $14 billion effort has been held up within the administration, after lawmakers\u2019 early approval.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>A bipartisan group of senators asked President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> to announce the sale of new weapons to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\">Taiwan<\/a>, marking a public flash of frustration ahead of his visit to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter, eight senators \u2014 six Democrats and two Republicans \u2014 urged the president to notify Congress of $14 billion in planned sales to Taiwan. The assistance has been delayed for months, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html\">reportedly<\/a> out of concern that it would anger Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his summit with Trump.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4563074\/senators-taiwan-arms-sale-china-trump-summit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senators urge Trump to announce Taiwan arms sale ahead of visit to China<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4560772\/kamala-harris-pouring-kersone-fire-trump-rhetoric-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kamala Harris \u2018pouring kerosene on the fire\u2019 with Trump rhetoric: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4544961\/whca-shooting-exposes-concerns-succession-security-cabinet-officials\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WHCA shooting exposes concerns over succession security, number of \u2018celebrity\u2019 Cabinet officials at big events<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The topic of Taiwan, a democratic island whose independence is disputed by China, is a top concern of Xi. For decades, the United States has declined to say whether it would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, but successive administrations have provided billions in assistance to deter military action, and Xi wants Trump to soften that posture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>When asked about the assistance, Trump has repeatedly told reporters that he is \u201ctalking\u201d with Xi about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAhead of your summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, we urge you and your team to make clear that America\u2019s support for Taiwan is inviolable,\u201d the senators said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/press\/dem\/release\/ahead-of-beijing-summit-shaheen-tillis-bipartisan-colleagues-urge-president-trump-to-permit-taiwan-arms-sales\">in the letter<\/a>, dated Friday and released Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Among the signatories are Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the top Democrat on the Senate foreign relations committee, and Sen. John Curtis (R-UT). The pair <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foreign.senate.gov\/press\/dem\/release\/readout-ranking-member-shaheen-and-senator-curtiss-bipartisan-delegation-travel-to-taiwan\">led a congressional delegation<\/a> to Taiwan in March, urging the Taiwanese government to raise its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-natos-support-for-ukraine-will-not-falter-as-summit-ends\/\" title=\"Biden assures NATO&#039;s unwavering backing for Ukraine after Summit.\">defense spending commitments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese legislators subsequently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/taiwan-parliament-approves-extra-defence-spending-less-than-government-wanted-2026-05-08\/\">approved<\/a> a $25 billion special defense budget on Friday, a move the senators pointed to as a sign the island is living up to its end of the bargain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as Taiwan\u2019s leaders demonstrated unity in support of their people\u2019s defense, so too must we move ahead with pending U.S. arms sales vital to our own national interests,\u201d the senators wrote. \u201cYou can make clear to Beijing that as you seek to level the economic playing field, American support for Taiwan is not up for negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter was sent days before Trump travels to China on Tuesday for his first face-to-face meeting with Xi since October and the first time a U.S. president has traveled there in almost a decade. In their letter, the senators alluded to a trade war with China that consumed the first months of Trump\u2019s second term and has since been paused. Also looming over the trip is the Iran war, which initially delayed the meeting with Xi by a month.<\/p>\n<p>The competing priorities have raised fears that Trump will alter the U.S. stance on Taiwan in exchange for economic or military concessions from China.<\/p>\n<p>In December, Trump approved a separate $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan, but the $14 billion in assistance was held up by the State Department after getting the blessing of senior lawmakers in January. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4558206\/michigan-gary-peters-warns-democrats-ugly-primary\/\"><strong>MICHIGAN\u2019S OUTGOING SENATOR WARNS DEMOCRATS AGAINST UGLY SUCCESSION RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s expected discussions with Xi about the assistance have drawn accusations that he is violating a long-standing commitment not to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html\">consult with China<\/a> on arms sales to Taiwan. The $14 billion will include surface-to-air missiles and other defensive weaponry Taiwan would need in the event of an attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bipartisan senators urged Trump to announce Taiwan arms sale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2601297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26100768110690.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[49835,50462,3740,9105,3634],"class_list":["post-2601296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arms-sale","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-senate","tag-taiwan","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26100768110690.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601296"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601300,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601296\/revisions\/2601300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}