U.S. pauses $14bn Taiwan arms sale just days after Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping in China (www.independent.co.uk)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 22 May 11:07
https://lemmy.world/post/47201899

Taipei says it’s yet to receive formal notice as concerns grow over Washington’s commitment to island’s security

The U.S. is pausing a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan as it diverts munitions to sustain the war against Iran, exposing mounting anxieties over rapidly depleting stockpiles.

It comes just days after Donald Trump returned from a high-profile summit with Xi Jinping in China, a country that claims sovereignty over self-governed Taiwan and has threatened to “reunite” it with the mainland by force, if necessary.

Trump said he had discussed the matter of the $14bn arms deal “in great detail” with Chinese president Xi Jinping and would make a decision “over the next fairly short period”, breaking decades of U.S. policy that states decision on Taiwan should not be made in collaboration with Beijing.

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dugmeup@lemmy.world on 22 May 11:17 next collapse

God damn that’s a lot

T00l_shed@lemmy.world on 22 May 11:25 next collapse

Taiwan just needs to get trump to visit and the arms sale will be back on

Mihies@programming.dev on 22 May 12:41 next collapse

Or just send him a piece peace prize award, golden if possible.

BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world on 22 May 13:11 collapse

Golden is mandatory. You can’t be sending him some TEMU Peace Prize.

NekoKoneko@lemmy.world on 22 May 13:11 next collapse

A welcome group from the plane with lots of young girls waving flags would actually do it, I guess. That’s not a joke. I’m tired.

T00l_shed@lemmy.world on 22 May 13:23 next collapse

I hate that you’re right :(

sepi@piefed.social on 22 May 13:42 collapse

Kids, like China did

Brimstone@lemmy.ml on 22 May 15:54 collapse

Just pledge to invest 100 trillion dollars to the us.

He’ll be dead before he figures it out

T00l_shed@lemmy.world on 22 May 15:59 collapse

Why such a low number?

Asafum@lemmy.world on 22 May 11:50 next collapse

I guess the check cleared. So great he doesn’t have to worry about being investigated for any sort of financial crimes anymore now that he can never be audited

BonsaiBoo@lemmy.world on 22 May 12:05 collapse

Probably was trump and Melania coin transfers anyway

bitjunkie@lemmy.world on 22 May 16:36 collapse

You think they still have anything in that? Red hats have been holding that bag for months now.

StillAlive@piefed.world on 22 May 12:20 next collapse

Non-voters & third party voters, this is on you.

ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml on 22 May 12:55 next collapse

Can I take credit for the diminished influence of the US and less arms sales too?

mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 22 May 13:00 next collapse

Harris cultists this is on you.

queermunist@lemmy.ml on 22 May 13:22 collapse

And I’ll do it again. 😆

ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml on 22 May 13:47 collapse

That’s right, third party voters and non voters are the difference between winning or losing an election. So the only sensible choice is to learn this lesson and run candidates they would vote for.

queermunist@lemmy.ml on 22 May 13:59 next collapse

But that’s hard, and blaming voters is much easier!

ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml on 22 May 15:25 collapse

It’s not even hard, they just don’t want to

village604@adultswim.fan on 22 May 14:34 next collapse

That matters in the primaries. Once the candidates are set, you get two viable options.

atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works on 22 May 16:01 collapse

You do understand that’s why they ran a centrist right? They need to stop trying to court third-party voters.

ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml on 22 May 16:11 collapse

They ran a “centrist” (lmao) because those are the policies that most benefit their owners.

brave_lemmywinks@lemmy.world on 22 May 12:32 next collapse

I thought the US abandoned Europe to focus on China… They’re just abandoning anyone with a working democracy

mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 22 May 13:00 collapse

Nobody has a working democracy. Europe is slowly falling into facism not tocmention that leaders lies in compaign to win then ignore people demands.

fizzle@quokk.au on 22 May 13:09 collapse

About half the population of any given country would disagree with you.

mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 22 May 14:30 next collapse

pewresearch.org/…/dissatisfaction-with-democracy-…

Across that set of countries – Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States – a median of 64% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working, while a median of 35% are satisfied.

k0e3@lemmy.ca on 22 May 15:13 next collapse

Japanese people barely even vote so I dunno what the fuck they’re complaining about.

mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 22 May 15:57 collapse

Blame the politicians that are not trustworthy. Using the word barely is also an exaggeration. It is 58% for Japan and 64% for the usa in the last election.

amorpheus@lemmy.world on 22 May 15:43 collapse

64% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working

This is not the same as democracy not working.

Zorque@lemmy.world on 22 May 15:48 next collapse

Well, as democracy is intended to be an expression of the will of the people, if a majority of them are unsatisfied I’d say there’s a very good chance it’s not working.

That, of course, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not also their fault, though.

mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 22 May 15:52 collapse

It is the same as democracy application is flawed

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca on 22 May 15:31 collapse

good thing they don’t vote.

HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world on 22 May 12:34 next collapse

Why do I get this feeling that Trump sold out Taiwan for either a bribe or concessions from Xi over Iran?

BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world on 22 May 13:11 next collapse

Xi probably just gave him a stern look.

fizzle@quokk.au on 22 May 13:10 next collapse

Because its not a secret. That’s what happened.

nednobbins@lemmy.zip on 22 May 14:48 collapse

I think it’s more that Xi bullied him into it.

It’s likely that he made several points:
Nobody has actually suggested a scenario where the arms package would prevent or even slow down a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
All the US wargames show that the US has no chance of defending Taiwan.
Trump’s trade war failed.
His Iran war is failing.
Trump has burned most of his alliances.

He probably phrased all of that in fancy diplomat lingo but all the analysis I’ve seen says it was more of a veiled threat than a bribe.

Brummbaer@pawb.social on 22 May 15:02 collapse

I don’t think there is anyone left in the US government that understands diplomatic language.

I guess it’s some cheap bribe and "working with the demented elderly.

MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io on 22 May 12:54 next collapse

Jfc!

ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl on 22 May 13:19 next collapse

Trump is Russia bitch, now he’s xis bitch. It’s funny how the alpha male demigod always looks like a bitch when he gets around other world leaders. Fat fucking pedophile.

jaybone@lemmy.zip on 22 May 15:13 next collapse

From Putin’s bitch to Pooh’s bitch.

random_character_a@lemmy.world on 22 May 15:47 next collapse

Hey!

You can’t have a fat orange spit roast with only two people.

SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org on 22 May 17:27 collapse

Don’t forget Netanyahu’s bitch

backalleycoyote@lemmy.today on 22 May 18:33 collapse

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I hear Bibi likes it when he uses his feet.

fox2263@lemmy.world on 22 May 15:18 next collapse

“Over the next fairly short period” god this guy can’t word.

Also if the deal was agreed etc and part delivered I guess Taiwan can sue them or something?

Fedizen@lemmy.world on 22 May 16:58 next collapse

Taiwan can also create chip and ram shortages in the US. Its so dumb.

boonhet@sopuli.xyz on 22 May 17:34 collapse

God damn Biden causing a chip shortage in the US.

Gammelfisch@lemmy.world on 22 May 18:58 next collapse

MAGA licking Xi’ ball sweat. Pathetic. Free West Taiwan!

GodofLies@lemmy.ca on 22 May 19:21 collapse

Just make another / multiple deal. Silly people. Both sides are snakes - so do snake things right?