McConnell, GOP Senators Press Trump Team on Taiwan Aid

Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., raised the concerns in a Wednesday letter to Rubio and Hegseth as President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.

Taiwan to Maintain ‘Close Contact’ With US on Arms Sales

China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly demanded ⁠US arms ⁠sales end. While US President Donald Trump approved an $11 billion package for Taiwan ​in December, the largest ever, he said in May after visiting Beijing that a second package, worth some $14 billion, was being kept in abeyance.