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US hawks push Trump on multibillion-dollar Taiwan arms deal ahead of Xi summit
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US hawks push Trump on multibillion-dollar Taiwan arms deal ahead of Xi summit Observers say US leader may be ‘miscalculating’ if he attempts to use the US$14 billion package to ramp up pressure on Beijing Washington has reopened discussions on billions in arms sales to Taiwan, casting a shadow over a leaders’ summit…
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US hawks push Trump on multibillion-dollar Taiwan arms deal ahead of Xi summit Observers say US leader may be ‘miscalculating’ if he attempts to use the US$14 billion package to ramp up pressure on Beijing Washington has reopened discussions on billions in arms sales to Taiwan, c…
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