{"id":2605942,"date":"2026-05-22T14:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-has-not-received-notification-of-pause-in-us-arms-sales\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:14:57","slug":"taiwan-has-not-received-notification-of-pause-in-us-arms-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-has-not-received-notification-of-pause-in-us-arms-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan has not received notification of pause in US arms sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftaiwan-has-not-received-notification-of-pause-in-us-arms-sales%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=2605942&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>Taiwan says it has not been informed that the U.S. is pausing arms sales to the island. Taiwan\u2019s Presidential Office noted that Navy Secretary Hung Cao\u2019s remarks were taken into account, but no <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >official adjustment details<\/a> were received.<\/p>\n<p>Cao said during a Senate defense appropriations hearing that weapons shipments would be temporarily paused while the U.S. maintains sufficient munitions for an operation called \u201cEpic Fury,\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-banks-america-deserves-to-know-why-biden-is-hiding-abc-needs-to-release-full-video\/\" title=\"Congressman Banks: America Deserves To Know Why Biden Is \u2018Hiding,\u2019 ABC Needs To Release Full Video\">foreign military sales<\/a> expected to resume when the administration decides. he added that future approvals would be up to War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.<\/p>\n<p>China opposes U.S. military support for Taiwan and warned that mishandling the Taiwan issue could lead to conflict. The article also recounts that President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi jinping met recently to discuss trade and the Iran war, with Xi warning of potential clashes over Taiwan. Trump later described a possible $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan as a \u201cnegotiating chip,\u201d which concerned Taiwanese officials,who said U.S.policy toward Taiwan has not changed.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan President Lai Ching-te emphasized that Taiwan will not escalate conflict or surrender sovereignty, and Beijing instantly protested Trump\u2019s indication that he may meet Lai to address the \u201cTaiwan problem.\u201d  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1226\">Taiwan<\/a> has not been notified of a pause in U.S. arms sales<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, after acting <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/navy\/\">Navy<\/a> Secretary Hung Cao revealed i<\/span>t\u00a0during congressional testimony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, Cao said the nation\u2019s shipment of weapons to the island will be temporarily paused as the war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> continues.<\/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 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class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut we\u2019re just making sure we have everything, but then the foreign military sales will continue when the administration deems necessary,\u201d Cao said, adding that War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1991\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> and Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a> would decide whether to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whos-actually-winning-the-war-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Who\u2019s Actually Winning the ... in Ukraine?\">approve arms sales<\/a> to Taiwan in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Presidential Office said at a press conference that Cao\u2019s remarks were noted but that \u201cwe have not received any relevant information about the U.S. adjusting these military sales.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\">China<\/a> is very much opposed to the United States providing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"266\">military<\/a> support to Taiwan in case Beijing decides to invade the territory. Despite their friendly relations, the U.S. does not recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> met with Chinese President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"233\">Xi Jinping<\/a> to strengthen trade ties and discuss the Iran war. During the two-day summit, Xi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4567972\/xi-warns-trump-clashes-conflicts-taiwan\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4567972\/xi-warns-trump-clashes-conflicts-taiwan\/\">warned<\/a> Trump that conflict would break out if the Taiwan issue is mishandled. Trump did not acknowledge the statement, but he has discussed the issue since then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with Fox News on his way back to the U.S. from the overseas trip, Trump called the $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan, which he has yet to approve, a \u201cvery good negotiating chip\u201d in his administration\u2019s diplomacy with China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s comment alarmed the Taiwanese government, which has stressed that U.S. policy toward the self-ruling island has not changed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTaiwan will not provoke or escalate conflict, but it will also not relinquish its national sovereignty and dignity, or its democratic and free way of life, under pressure,\u201d Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said earlier this week, adding China is \u201cthe root cause of undermining regional peace and stability and attempting to change the status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4578799\/trump-snub-xi-promise-first-direct-talk-taiwan-president-50-years\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4578799\/trump-snub-xi-promise-first-direct-talk-taiwan-president-50-years\/\">TRUMP SNUBS XI IN PROMISE TO HAVE FIRST DIRECT TALK WITH LEADER \u2018RUNNING TAIWAN\u2019 IN ALMOST 50 YEARS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Trump indicated he plans to meet with Lai to solve the \u201cTaiwan problem.\u201d Beijing promptly protested the move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about Cao\u2019s comments on future arms sales, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, \u201cChina\u2019s opposition to the U.S. arms sale to China\u2019s Taiwan region is consistent, clear-cut, and resolute.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan says it wasn\u2019t notified of a U.S. arms-pause, after Hung Cao<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2605943,"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\/AP26140120141267.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52802,40745,37066,9105,32405],"class_list":["post-2605942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arms-sales","tag-defense-policy","tag-diplomatic-relations","tag-taiwan","tag-united-states"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26140120141267.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605942","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605942"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605946,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605942\/revisions\/2605946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}