Further US arms sales to Taiwan intensify rather than deter military tensions with China

Taiwan's defence minister said Washington had reassured Taipei that US policy had not changed following the Trump–Xi summit and that arms-sale discussions were continuing. The delayed package, reportedly worth approximately $14 billion, had not been approved.

The first two of 66 US-built F-16V fighters arrived in Taiwan on 2 October after production delays. The delivery occurred shortly after the Trump–Xi summit; it does not resolve the status of a separate, delayed US arms package.