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Trump Expected to Approve $14 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC · How we work

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President Donald Trump is expected to approve a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan.
Taiwan representative to the United States Alexander Yu said the decision could be made quickly and expects air-defense systems.
A senior U.S. administration official told Bloomberg Trump would decide on the package quite quickly, without giving a timeline.
House Speaker Mike Johnson cited Trump’s Taiwan record and blamed Middle-East issues for the package’s delay.

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President Donald Trump is expected to approve a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan.
Taiwan representative to the United States Alexander Yu said the decision could be made quickly and expects air-defense systems.
A senior U.S. administration official told Bloomberg Trump would decide on the package quite quickly, without giving a timeline.
House Speaker Mike Johnson cited Trump’s Taiwan record and blamed Middle-East issues for the package’s delay.