Trump on Monday said he would decide soon on whether to send more weapons to Taiwan, after Xi warned him not to do so. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday, en route to Washington from West Palm Beach, Florida. “This isn’t just an admission by Trump, it’s a disturbing abandonment of our Taiwan policy, which has been key to stability for decades,” he wrote. Unlike the Taiwan Relations Act, the “six assurances” have never become an official law dictating US-Taiwan relations. The US Congress is working on legislation to codify these stabilizing principles through the “Six Assurances to Taiwan Act,” Khanna said on Tuesday.

Source: Taipei Times February 18, 2026 16:14 UTC