Some American senators publicly displayed their concern in early May, ahead of the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in China. Since January, American arms sales to Taiwan, worth $14 billion (€12 billion) and approved by Congress, have been blocked at the White House. The administration ended up recognizing, on May 21, that it was “taking a break” in approving deliveries, justifying this halt by the need to preserve its military assets, in a context of war against Iran. A basis immediately deemed implausible by military experts, such contracts being generally delivered several years after having been approved.
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