{"id":38780,"date":"2026-05-13T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T04:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/05\/13\/ahead-of-trump-xi-summit-china-warns-on-us-arms-sales-to-taiwan\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:01:32","slug":"ahead-of-trump-xi-summit-china-warns-on-us-arms-sales-to-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/05\/13\/ahead-of-trump-xi-summit-china-warns-on-us-arms-sales-to-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of Trump-Xi summit, China warns on US arms sales to Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China reiterated its strong opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan on Wednesday, calling on Washington to honour its commitments ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s arrival for a summit in Beijing.<br \/>The issue of democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, and weapons sales to Taipei is certain to be discussed during two days of meetings this week between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.<br \/>The U.S. is bound by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself, despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties. 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