A bipartisan group of senators asked President Donald Trump to announce the sale of new weapons to Taiwan, marking a public flash of frustration ahead of his visit to China this week.
In a letter, eight senators — six Democrats and two Republicans — urged the president to notify Congress of $14 billion in planned sales to Taiwan. The assistance has been delayed for months, reportedly out of concern that it would anger Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his summit with Trump.
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