📰 **Taiwan’s president says the U.S. arms sales that Trump called a bargaining chip with China are ‘the most important deterrent’ of regional conflict**

Trump approved in December a record-breaking $11 billion arms package to Taiwan including missiles, drones, artillery systems and military software.

🔗 https://fortune.com/2026/05/17/taiwan-president-us-arms-sales-trump-china-bargaining-chip-deterrent-regional-conflict/

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