# Could Taiwan arms sales become leverage for Trump-Xi summit talks? Beijing reportedly warns summit may be cancelled

https://mins.news/en/item/64170

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-18 11:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cre30gqdn8xno/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The Trump-Xi summit planned in Washington later this month is a major diplomatic focus, but Beijing has not released the schedule. Beijing has reportedly warned that it could cancel the meeting if Washington approves another $10 billion round of arms sales to Taiwan beforehand.

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