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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html","crawl_time":1772240464,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["The package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nThe package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit.\nAn Air Force Patriot missile system was deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise last year.\nCredit...\nI-Hwa Cheng\/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images\nEdward Wong\nand\nRobert Jimison\nEdward Wong reports on diplomacy and has written a book on China. Robert Jimison reports on foreign policy in Congress.\nFeb. 27, 2026,\n7:47 p.m. ET\nThe Trump administration has delayed announcing a package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at billions of dollars to avoid upsetting\nXi Jinping\n, China’s leader, ahead of President Trump’s\nplanned trip to Beijing\nin April, U.S. officials said.\nThe weapons sale, which includes air-defense missiles, is in an advanced stage. Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers approved the package after the State Department sent it to them in January for informal review.\nHowever, since then, the sales package has languished in the State Department, the officials said. Administration officials have told some involved in the approval of the sale that the White House ordered agencies not to move forward to ensure that Mr. Trump has a successful summit with Mr. Xi, one official said.\nAnother official said the package has a total value of about $13 billion, compared with the\n$11 billion sale\nthat the Trump administration announced in December. The U.S. officials spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic and security matters.\nThe State Department said it does not comment on pending arms sales. “This administration has been very clear that the enduring U.S. commitment to Taiwan continues, as it has for over four decades,” it said in a statement.\nThe White House referred questions to the State Department.\nThe topic of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan came up in a Feb. 4 call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi, according to a summary of the conversation from Chinese state news organizations.\n“The U.S. must handle arms sales to Taiwan with extreme caution,” Mr. Xi told Mr. Trump, according to the summary. Mr. Xi also warned Mr. Trump that the U.S. position on Taiwan was “the most important issue in China-U.S. relations” and that China “will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China.”\nIn a social media post that day, Mr. Trump listed the issue of Taiwan among more than a half-dozen topics, and said the call was “all very positive.” The two leaders have been planning to meet in Beijing this spring, which would be the first time since they\ntalked in person\nlast October in Busan, South Korea. They agreed in Busan to a yearlong truce in a trade war that Mr. Trump had started. The thorny subject of Taiwan, a democratic island with de facto independence that is claimed by China, did not come up.\nOn Feb. 16, Mr. Trump told reporters that he was considering what to do about arms sales to Taiwan, given that Mr. Xi opposes them.\n“I’m talking to him about it,” he said aboard Air Force One.\nMr. Trump did not clarify what he meant by that. Some experts on U.S.-China policy said Mr. Trump could be violating a diplomatic agreement called the\nSix Assurances\n, a pillar of U.S.-Taiwan and U.S.-China policies. Those assurances were sent by the Reagan administration to Taiwan’s president in 1982, and one is generally understood to say that the U.S. government would not consult with China before an arms sale to Taiwan.\nThe proposed package includes interceptor missiles for Patriot air-defense launchers, anti-drone equipment and NASAMS, another missile-based air-defense system, an official said. There are also small arms and maintenance and sustainment items.\nThe Financial Times first reported on the\ncompiling of an arms package\n, and The Wall Street Journal later reported on\nhesitation among U.S. officials\nto move forward with it.\nThe fact that the Trump administration has halted the package at an advanced stage of the process, after informal approval from Congress, has not been previously reported.\nIn general, the State Department sends proposed arms packages to a Senate committee and a House committee to be reviewed by the top lawmakers from both parties on those panels. If the lawmakers grant informal approval, then the department generally announces the sale publicly soon afterward and sends the package to Congress for pro forma official approval.\nThe informal approval stage is significant. For example, Democratic congressional officials have spent weeks or months scrutinizing\narms sales to Israel\nin recent years, as criticism has grown of the Israeli military’s killing of civilians in Gaza during a retaliation campaign against Hamas for its October 2023 attacks. The Trump administration has\nbypassed Congress three times\nto expedite arms shipments to Israel.\nU.S. arms support for Taiwan has strong bipartisan support in Congress, and the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act obligates administrations to sell weapons of a defensive nature to the island. Lawmakers often quickly give approval to such packages.\nAlthough senior U.S. officials pushed in the first Trump administration to\nbolster ties to the island\n, Mr. Trump has been dismissive of Taiwan in private, according to a memoir by John R. Bolton, a national security adviser in the first term.\nBy contrast, Mr. Trump has consistently expressed admiration for Mr. Xi, whom he calls a “very good friend,” even as he views China as a formidable trade rival. At the urging of U.S. businesses, he recently eased restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor chips to China.\nEdward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times.\nRobert Jimison covers Congress for The Times, with a focus on defense issues and foreign policy.\nAdvertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html#site-content)[Skip to site index](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html#site-index)\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/politics)\n\n[Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper)\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/politics)\\|Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing\n\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html\n\n- Share full article\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html#after-top)\n\nSupported by\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html#after-sponsor)\n# Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing\nThe package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit.\n\nListen to this article · 5:21 min [Learn more](https:\/\/help.nytimes.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/24318293692180)\n\n- Share full article\n\n![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/27\/multimedia\/27dc-taiwan-weapons-cvbm\/27dc-taiwan-weapons-cvbm-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n\nAn Air Force Patriot missile system was deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise last year.Credit...I-Hwa Cheng\/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images\n\n[![Edward Wong](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2018\/09\/24\/multimedia\/author-edward-wong\/author-edward-wong-thumbLarge-v5.png)](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/edward-wong)[![Robert Jimison](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/07\/10\/reader-center\/author-robert-jimison\/author-robert-jimison-thumbLarge-v2.png)](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/robert-jimison)\n\nBy [Edward Wong](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/edward-wong) and [Robert Jimison](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/robert-jimison)\n\nEdward Wong reports on diplomacy and has written a book on China. Robert Jimison reports on foreign policy in Congress.\n\nFeb. 27, 2026, 7:47 p.m. ET\n\nThe Trump administration has delayed announcing a package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at billions of dollars to avoid upsetting [Xi Jinping](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/03\/us\/politics\/china-xi-military-purge.html), China’s leader, ahead of President Trump’s [planned trip to Beijing](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/22\/world\/asia\/trump-xi-jinping-meeting-china.html) in April, U.S. officials said.\n\nThe weapons sale, which includes air-defense missiles, is in an advanced stage. Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers approved the package after the State Department sent it to them in January for informal review.\n\nHowever, since then, the sales package has languished in the State Department, the officials said. Administration officials have told some involved in the approval of the sale that the White House ordered agencies not to move forward to ensure that Mr. Trump has a successful summit with Mr. Xi, one official said.\n\nAnother official said the package has a total value of about \\$13 billion, compared with the [\\$11 billion sale](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-weapons-sale.html) that the Trump administration announced in December. The U.S. officials spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic and security matters.\n\nThe State Department said it does not comment on pending arms sales. “This administration has been very clear that the enduring U.S. commitment to Taiwan continues, as it has for over four decades,” it said in a statement.\n\nThe White House referred questions to the State Department.\n\nThe topic of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan came up in a Feb. 4 call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi, according to a summary of the conversation from Chinese state news organizations.\n\n“The U.S. must handle arms sales to Taiwan with extreme caution,” Mr. Xi told Mr. Trump, according to the summary. Mr. Xi also warned Mr. Trump that the U.S. position on Taiwan was “the most important issue in China-U.S. relations” and that China “will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China.”\n\nIn a social media post that day, Mr. Trump listed the issue of Taiwan among more than a half-dozen topics, and said the call was “all very positive.” The two leaders have been planning to meet in Beijing this spring, which would be the first time since they [talked in person](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/30\/world\/asia\/china-trump-xi-trade.html) last October in Busan, South Korea. They agreed in Busan to a yearlong truce in a trade war that Mr. Trump had started. The thorny subject of Taiwan, a democratic island with de facto independence that is claimed by China, did not come up.\n\nOn Feb. 16, Mr. Trump told reporters that he was considering what to do about arms sales to Taiwan, given that Mr. Xi opposes them.\n\n“I’m talking to him about it,” he said aboard Air Force One.\n\nMr. Trump did not clarify what he meant by that. Some experts on U.S.-China policy said Mr. Trump could be violating a diplomatic agreement called the [Six Assurances](https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/IF11665), a pillar of U.S.-Taiwan and U.S.-China policies. Those assurances were sent by the Reagan administration to Taiwan’s president in 1982, and one is generally understood to say that the U.S. government would not consult with China before an arms sale to Taiwan.\n\nThe proposed package includes interceptor missiles for Patriot air-defense launchers, anti-drone equipment and NASAMS, another missile-based air-defense system, an official said. There are also small arms and maintenance and sustainment items.\n\nThe Financial Times first reported on the [compiling of an arms package](https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/06e27fb5-bc9e-4b3d-ac20-7b54757e044e), and The Wall Street Journal later reported on [hesitation among U.S. officials](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/u-s-arms-sale-to-taiwan-in-limbo-amid-pressure-campaign-from-china-d228f912) to move forward with it.\n\nThe fact that the Trump administration has halted the package at an advanced stage of the process, after informal approval from Congress, has not been previously reported.\n\nIn general, the State Department sends proposed arms packages to a Senate committee and a House committee to be reviewed by the top lawmakers from both parties on those panels. If the lawmakers grant informal approval, then the department generally announces the sale publicly soon afterward and sends the package to Congress for pro forma official approval.\n\nThe informal approval stage is significant. For example, Democratic congressional officials have spent weeks or months scrutinizing [arms sales to Israel](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/06\/us\/politics\/israel-us-weapons.html) in recent years, as criticism has grown of the Israeli military’s killing of civilians in Gaza during a retaliation campaign against Hamas for its October 2023 attacks. The Trump administration has [bypassed Congress three times](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-congress-weapons-aid-israel.html) to expedite arms shipments to Israel.\n\nU.S. arms support for Taiwan has strong bipartisan support in Congress, and the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act obligates administrations to sell weapons of a defensive nature to the island. Lawmakers often quickly give approval to such packages.\n\nAlthough senior U.S. officials pushed in the first Trump administration to [bolster ties to the island](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/17\/us\/politics\/trump-china-taiwan-hong-kong.html), Mr. Trump has been dismissive of Taiwan in private, according to a memoir by John R. Bolton, a national security adviser in the first term.\n\nBy contrast, Mr. Trump has consistently expressed admiration for Mr. Xi, whom he calls a “very good friend,” even as he views China as a formidable trade rival. At the urging of U.S. businesses, he recently eased restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor chips to China.\n\nEdward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times.\n\nRobert Jimison covers Congress for The Times, with a focus on defense issues and foreign policy.\n\nSee more on: [U.S. Politics](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/politics), [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/spotlight\/donald-trump), [Xi Jinping](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/person\/xi-jinping), [U.S. Senate](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/topic\/organization\/us-senate)\n\n- Share full article\n## Related Content\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html#after-bottom)\n\n## Site Index\n[Go to Home Page »](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/)\n\nNews\n\n- [Home Page](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/)\n- [U.S.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/us)\n- 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summit.\n\n![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/27\/multimedia\/27dc-taiwan-weapons-cvbm\/27dc-taiwan-weapons-cvbm-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n\nAn Air Force Patriot missile system was deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise last year.Credit...I-Hwa Cheng\/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images\n\n[Edward Wong](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/edward-wong) and [Robert Jimison](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/robert-jimison)\n\nEdward Wong reports on diplomacy and has written a book on China. Robert Jimison reports on foreign policy in Congress.\n\nFeb. 27, 2026, 7:47 p.m. ET\n\nThe Trump administration has delayed announcing a package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at billions of dollars to avoid upsetting [Xi Jinping](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/03\/us\/politics\/china-xi-military-purge.html), China’s leader, ahead of President Trump’s [planned trip to Beijing](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/22\/world\/asia\/trump-xi-jinping-meeting-china.html) in April, U.S. officials said.\n\nThe weapons sale, which includes air-defense missiles, is in an advanced stage. Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers approved the package after the State Department sent it to them in January for informal review.\n\nHowever, since then, the sales package has languished in the State Department, the officials said. Administration officials have told some involved in the approval of the sale that the White House ordered agencies not to move forward to ensure that Mr. Trump has a successful summit with Mr. Xi, one official said.\n\nAnother official said the package has a total value of about \\$13 billion, compared with the [\\$11 billion sale](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/18\/us\/politics\/trump-taiwan-weapons-sale.html) that the Trump administration announced in December. The U.S. officials spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic and security matters.\n\nThe State Department said it does not comment on pending arms sales. “This administration has been very clear that the enduring U.S. commitment to Taiwan continues, as it has for over four decades,” it said in a statement.\n\nThe White House referred questions to the State Department.\n\nThe topic of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan came up in a Feb. 4 call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi, according to a summary of the conversation from Chinese state news organizations.\n\n“The U.S. must handle arms sales to Taiwan with extreme caution,” Mr. Xi told Mr. Trump, according to the summary. Mr. Xi also warned Mr. Trump that the U.S. position on Taiwan was “the most important issue in China-U.S. relations” and that China “will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China.”\n\nIn a social media post that day, Mr. Trump listed the issue of Taiwan among more than a half-dozen topics, and said the call was “all very positive.” The two leaders have been planning to meet in Beijing this spring, which would be the first time since they [talked in person](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/30\/world\/asia\/china-trump-xi-trade.html) last October in Busan, South Korea. They agreed in Busan to a yearlong truce in a trade war that Mr. Trump had started. The thorny subject of Taiwan, a democratic island with de facto independence that is claimed by China, did not come up.\n\nOn Feb. 16, Mr. Trump told reporters that he was considering what to do about arms sales to Taiwan, given that Mr. Xi opposes them.\n\n“I’m talking to him about it,” he said aboard Air Force One.\n\nMr. Trump did not clarify what he meant by that. Some experts on U.S.-China policy said Mr. Trump could be violating a diplomatic agreement called the [Six Assurances](https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/IF11665), a pillar of U.S.-Taiwan and U.S.-China policies. Those assurances were sent by the Reagan administration to Taiwan’s president in 1982, and one is generally understood to say that the U.S. government would not consult with China before an arms sale to Taiwan.\n\nThe proposed package includes interceptor missiles for Patriot air-defense launchers, anti-drone equipment and NASAMS, another missile-based air-defense system, an official said. There are also small arms and maintenance and sustainment items.\n\nThe Financial Times first reported on the [compiling of an arms package](https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/06e27fb5-bc9e-4b3d-ac20-7b54757e044e), and The Wall Street Journal later reported on [hesitation among U.S. officials](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/china\/u-s-arms-sale-to-taiwan-in-limbo-amid-pressure-campaign-from-china-d228f912) to move forward with it.\n\nThe fact that the Trump administration has halted the package at an advanced stage of the process, after informal approval from Congress, has not been previously reported.\n\nIn general, the State Department sends proposed arms packages to a Senate committee and a House committee to be reviewed by the top lawmakers from both parties on those panels. If the lawmakers grant informal approval, then the department generally announces the sale publicly soon afterward and sends the package to Congress for pro forma official approval.\n\nThe informal approval stage is significant. For example, Democratic congressional officials have spent weeks or months scrutinizing [arms sales to Israel](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/06\/us\/politics\/israel-us-weapons.html) in recent years, as criticism has grown of the Israeli military’s killing of civilians in Gaza during a retaliation campaign against Hamas for its October 2023 attacks. The Trump administration has [bypassed Congress three times](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/30\/us\/politics\/trump-congress-weapons-aid-israel.html) to expedite arms shipments to Israel.\n\nU.S. arms support for Taiwan has strong bipartisan support in Congress, and the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act obligates administrations to sell weapons of a defensive nature to the island. Lawmakers often quickly give approval to such packages.\n\nAlthough senior U.S. officials pushed in the first Trump administration to [bolster ties to the island](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/17\/us\/politics\/trump-china-taiwan-hong-kong.html), Mr. Trump has been dismissive of Taiwan in private, according to a memoir by John R. Bolton, a national security adviser in the first term.\n\nBy contrast, Mr. Trump has consistently expressed admiration for Mr. Xi, whom he calls a “very good friend,” even as he views China as a formidable trade rival. 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Boilerpipe Text	Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit. An Air Force Patriot missile system was deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise last year. Credit... I-Hwa Cheng/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Edward Wong and Robert Jimison Edward Wong reports on diplomacy and has written a book on China. Robert Jimison reports on foreign policy in Congress. Feb. 27, 2026, 7:47 p.m. ET The Trump administration has delayed announcing a package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at billions of dollars to avoid upsetting Xi Jinping , China’s leader, ahead of President Trump’s planned trip to Beijing in April, U.S. officials said. The weapons sale, which includes air-defense missiles, is in an advanced stage. Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers approved the package after the State Department sent it to them in January for informal review. However, since then, the sales package has languished in the State Department, the officials said. Administration officials have told some involved in the approval of the sale that the White House ordered agencies not to move forward to ensure that Mr. Trump has a successful summit with Mr. Xi, one official said. Another official said the package has a total value of about $13 billion, compared with the $11 billion sale that the Trump administration announced in December. The U.S. officials spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic and security matters. The State Department said it does not comment on pending arms sales. “This administration has been very clear that the enduring U.S. commitment to Taiwan continues, as it has for over four decades,” it said in a statement. The White House referred questions to the State Department. The topic of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan came up in a Feb. 4 call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi, according to a summary of the conversation from Chinese state news organizations. “The U.S. must handle arms sales to Taiwan with extreme caution,” Mr. Xi told Mr. Trump, according to the summary. Mr. Xi also warned Mr. Trump that the U.S. position on Taiwan was “the most important issue in China-U.S. relations” and that China “will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China.” In a social media post that day, Mr. Trump listed the issue of Taiwan among more than a half-dozen topics, and said the call was “all very positive.” The two leaders have been planning to meet in Beijing this spring, which would be the first time since they talked in person last October in Busan, South Korea. They agreed in Busan to a yearlong truce in a trade war that Mr. Trump had started. The thorny subject of Taiwan, a democratic island with de facto independence that is claimed by China, did not come up. On Feb. 16, Mr. Trump told reporters that he was considering what to do about arms sales to Taiwan, given that Mr. Xi opposes them. “I’m talking to him about it,” he said aboard Air Force One. Mr. Trump did not clarify what he meant by that. Some experts on U.S.-China policy said Mr. Trump could be violating a diplomatic agreement called the Six Assurances , a pillar of U.S.-Taiwan and U.S.-China policies. Those assurances were sent by the Reagan administration to Taiwan’s president in 1982, and one is generally understood to say that the U.S. government would not consult with China before an arms sale to Taiwan. The proposed package includes interceptor missiles for Patriot air-defense launchers, anti-drone equipment and NASAMS, another missile-based air-defense system, an official said. There are also small arms and maintenance and sustainment items. The Financial Times first reported on the compiling of an arms package , and The Wall Street Journal later reported on hesitation among U.S. officials to move forward with it. The fact that the Trump administration has halted the package at an advanced stage of the process, after informal approval from Congress, has not been previously reported. In general, the State Department sends proposed arms packages to a Senate committee and a House committee to be reviewed by the top lawmakers from both parties on those panels. If the lawmakers grant informal approval, then the department generally announces the sale publicly soon afterward and sends the package to Congress for pro forma official approval. The informal approval stage is significant. For example, Democratic congressional officials have spent weeks or months scrutinizing arms sales to Israel in recent years, as criticism has grown of the Israeli military’s killing of civilians in Gaza during a retaliation campaign against Hamas for its October 2023 attacks. The Trump administration has bypassed Congress three times to expedite arms shipments to Israel. U.S. arms support for Taiwan has strong bipartisan support in Congress, and the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act obligates administrations to sell weapons of a defensive nature to the island. Lawmakers often quickly give approval to such packages. Although senior U.S. officials pushed in the first Trump administration to bolster ties to the island , Mr. Trump has been dismissive of Taiwan in private, according to a memoir by John R. Bolton, a national security adviser in the first term. By contrast, Mr. Trump has consistently expressed admiration for Mr. Xi, whom he calls a “very good friend,” even as he views China as a formidable trade rival. At the urging of U.S. businesses, he recently eased restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor chips to China. Edward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times. Robert Jimison covers Congress for The Times, with a focus on defense issues and foreign policy. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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Robert Jimison reports on foreign policy in Congress. Feb. 27, 2026, 7:47 p.m. ET The Trump administration has delayed announcing a package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at billions of dollars to avoid upsetting [Xi Jinping](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/china-xi-military-purge.html), China’s leader, ahead of President Trump’s [planned trip to Beijing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/world/asia/trump-xi-jinping-meeting-china.html) in April, U.S. officials said. The weapons sale, which includes air-defense missiles, is in an advanced stage. Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers approved the package after the State Department sent it to them in January for informal review. However, since then, the sales package has languished in the State Department, the officials said. Administration officials have told some involved in the approval of the sale that the White House ordered agencies not to move forward to ensure that Mr. Trump has a successful summit with Mr. Xi, one official said. Another official said the package has a total value of about \$13 billion, compared with the [\$11 billion sale](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/us/politics/trump-taiwan-weapons-sale.html) that the Trump administration announced in December. The U.S. officials spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic and security matters. The State Department said it does not comment on pending arms sales. “This administration has been very clear that the enduring U.S. commitment to Taiwan continues, as it has for over four decades,” it said in a statement. The White House referred questions to the State Department. The topic of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan came up in a Feb. 4 call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi, according to a summary of the conversation from Chinese state news organizations. “The U.S. must handle arms sales to Taiwan with extreme caution,” Mr. Xi told Mr. Trump, according to the summary. Mr. Xi also warned Mr. Trump that the U.S. position on Taiwan was “the most important issue in China-U.S. relations” and that China “will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China.” In a social media post that day, Mr. Trump listed the issue of Taiwan among more than a half-dozen topics, and said the call was “all very positive.” The two leaders have been planning to meet in Beijing this spring, which would be the first time since they [talked in person](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/world/asia/china-trump-xi-trade.html) last October in Busan, South Korea. They agreed in Busan to a yearlong truce in a trade war that Mr. Trump had started. The thorny subject of Taiwan, a democratic island with de facto independence that is claimed by China, did not come up. On Feb. 16, Mr. Trump told reporters that he was considering what to do about arms sales to Taiwan, given that Mr. Xi opposes them. “I’m talking to him about it,” he said aboard Air Force One. Mr. Trump did not clarify what he meant by that. Some experts on U.S.-China policy said Mr. Trump could be violating a diplomatic agreement called the [Six Assurances](https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11665), a pillar of U.S.-Taiwan and U.S.-China policies. Those assurances were sent by the Reagan administration to Taiwan’s president in 1982, and one is generally understood to say that the U.S. government would not consult with China before an arms sale to Taiwan. The proposed package includes interceptor missiles for Patriot air-defense launchers, anti-drone equipment and NASAMS, another missile-based air-defense system, an official said. There are also small arms and maintenance and sustainment items. The Financial Times first reported on the [compiling of an arms package](https://www.ft.com/content/06e27fb5-bc9e-4b3d-ac20-7b54757e044e), and The Wall Street Journal later reported on [hesitation among U.S. officials](https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-arms-sale-to-taiwan-in-limbo-amid-pressure-campaign-from-china-d228f912) to move forward with it. The fact that the Trump administration has halted the package at an advanced stage of the process, after informal approval from Congress, has not been previously reported. In general, the State Department sends proposed arms packages to a Senate committee and a House committee to be reviewed by the top lawmakers from both parties on those panels. If the lawmakers grant informal approval, then the department generally announces the sale publicly soon afterward and sends the package to Congress for pro forma official approval. The informal approval stage is significant. For example, Democratic congressional officials have spent weeks or months scrutinizing [arms sales to Israel](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/us/politics/israel-us-weapons.html) in recent years, as criticism has grown of the Israeli military’s killing of civilians in Gaza during a retaliation campaign against Hamas for its October 2023 attacks. The Trump administration has [bypassed Congress three times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/trump-congress-weapons-aid-israel.html) to expedite arms shipments to Israel. U.S. arms support for Taiwan has strong bipartisan support in Congress, and the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act obligates administrations to sell weapons of a defensive nature to the island. Lawmakers often quickly give approval to such packages. Although senior U.S. officials pushed in the first Trump administration to [bolster ties to the island](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/us/politics/trump-china-taiwan-hong-kong.html), Mr. Trump has been dismissive of Taiwan in private, according to a memoir by John R. Bolton, a national security adviser in the first term. By contrast, Mr. Trump has consistently expressed admiration for Mr. Xi, whom he calls a “very good friend,” even as he views China as a formidable trade rival. At the urging of U.S. businesses, he recently eased restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor chips to China. Edward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times. Robert Jimison covers Congress for The Times, with a focus on defense issues and foreign policy. See more on: [U.S. Politics](https://www.nytimes.com/section/politics), [Donald Trump](https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/donald-trump), [Xi Jinping](https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/xi-jinping), [U.S. Senate](https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/us-senate) - Share full article ## Related Content Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html#after-bottom) ## Site Index [Go to Home Page »](https://www.nytimes.com/) News - [Home Page](https://www.nytimes.com/) - [U.S.](https://www.nytimes.com/section/us) - [World](https://www.nytimes.com/section/world) - [Politics](https://www.nytimes.com/section/politics) - [New York](https://www.nytimes.com/section/nyregion) - [Education](https://www.nytimes.com/section/education) - [Sports](https://www.nytimes.com/section/sports) - [Business](https://www.nytimes.com/section/business) - [Tech](https://www.nytimes.com/section/technology) - [Science](https://www.nytimes.com/section/science) - 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Readable Markdown	Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html#after-top) The package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/27/multimedia/27dc-taiwan-weapons-cvbm/27dc-taiwan-weapons-cvbm-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) An Air Force Patriot missile system was deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise last year.Credit...I-Hwa Cheng/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images [Edward Wong](https://www.nytimes.com/by/edward-wong) and [Robert Jimison](https://www.nytimes.com/by/robert-jimison) Edward Wong reports on diplomacy and has written a book on China. Robert Jimison reports on foreign policy in Congress. Feb. 27, 2026, 7:47 p.m. ET The Trump administration has delayed announcing a package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at billions of dollars to avoid upsetting [Xi Jinping](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/china-xi-military-purge.html), China’s leader, ahead of President Trump’s [planned trip to Beijing](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/world/asia/trump-xi-jinping-meeting-china.html) in April, U.S. officials said. The weapons sale, which includes air-defense missiles, is in an advanced stage. Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers approved the package after the State Department sent it to them in January for informal review. However, since then, the sales package has languished in the State Department, the officials said. Administration officials have told some involved in the approval of the sale that the White House ordered agencies not to move forward to ensure that Mr. Trump has a successful summit with Mr. Xi, one official said. Another official said the package has a total value of about \$13 billion, compared with the [\$11 billion sale](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/us/politics/trump-taiwan-weapons-sale.html) that the Trump administration announced in December. The U.S. officials spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic and security matters. The State Department said it does not comment on pending arms sales. “This administration has been very clear that the enduring U.S. commitment to Taiwan continues, as it has for over four decades,” it said in a statement. The White House referred questions to the State Department. The topic of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan came up in a Feb. 4 call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi, according to a summary of the conversation from Chinese state news organizations. “The U.S. must handle arms sales to Taiwan with extreme caution,” Mr. Xi told Mr. Trump, according to the summary. Mr. Xi also warned Mr. Trump that the U.S. position on Taiwan was “the most important issue in China-U.S. relations” and that China “will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China.” In a social media post that day, Mr. Trump listed the issue of Taiwan among more than a half-dozen topics, and said the call was “all very positive.” The two leaders have been planning to meet in Beijing this spring, which would be the first time since they [talked in person](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/world/asia/china-trump-xi-trade.html) last October in Busan, South Korea. They agreed in Busan to a yearlong truce in a trade war that Mr. Trump had started. The thorny subject of Taiwan, a democratic island with de facto independence that is claimed by China, did not come up. On Feb. 16, Mr. Trump told reporters that he was considering what to do about arms sales to Taiwan, given that Mr. Xi opposes them. “I’m talking to him about it,” he said aboard Air Force One. Mr. Trump did not clarify what he meant by that. Some experts on U.S.-China policy said Mr. Trump could be violating a diplomatic agreement called the [Six Assurances](https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11665), a pillar of U.S.-Taiwan and U.S.-China policies. Those assurances were sent by the Reagan administration to Taiwan’s president in 1982, and one is generally understood to say that the U.S. government would not consult with China before an arms sale to Taiwan. The proposed package includes interceptor missiles for Patriot air-defense launchers, anti-drone equipment and NASAMS, another missile-based air-defense system, an official said. There are also small arms and maintenance and sustainment items. The Financial Times first reported on the [compiling of an arms package](https://www.ft.com/content/06e27fb5-bc9e-4b3d-ac20-7b54757e044e), and The Wall Street Journal later reported on [hesitation among U.S. officials](https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-arms-sale-to-taiwan-in-limbo-amid-pressure-campaign-from-china-d228f912) to move forward with it. The fact that the Trump administration has halted the package at an advanced stage of the process, after informal approval from Congress, has not been previously reported. In general, the State Department sends proposed arms packages to a Senate committee and a House committee to be reviewed by the top lawmakers from both parties on those panels. If the lawmakers grant informal approval, then the department generally announces the sale publicly soon afterward and sends the package to Congress for pro forma official approval. The informal approval stage is significant. For example, Democratic congressional officials have spent weeks or months scrutinizing [arms sales to Israel](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/us/politics/israel-us-weapons.html) in recent years, as criticism has grown of the Israeli military’s killing of civilians in Gaza during a retaliation campaign against Hamas for its October 2023 attacks. The Trump administration has [bypassed Congress three times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/trump-congress-weapons-aid-israel.html) to expedite arms shipments to Israel. U.S. arms support for Taiwan has strong bipartisan support in Congress, and the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act obligates administrations to sell weapons of a defensive nature to the island. Lawmakers often quickly give approval to such packages. Although senior U.S. officials pushed in the first Trump administration to [bolster ties to the island](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/us/politics/trump-china-taiwan-hong-kong.html), Mr. Trump has been dismissive of Taiwan in private, according to a memoir by John R. Bolton, a national security adviser in the first term. By contrast, Mr. Trump has consistently expressed admiration for Mr. Xi, whom he calls a “very good friend,” even as he views China as a formidable trade rival. At the urging of U.S. businesses, he recently eased restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor chips to China. Edward Wong reports on global affairs, U.S. foreign policy and the State Department for The Times. Robert Jimison covers Congress for The Times, with a focus on defense issues and foreign policy. Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/us/politics/trump-taiwan-arms-sale.html#after-bottom)
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