# EXCLUSIVE: Xi expected to press Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under 1982 agreement, sources say

https://mins.news/en/item/68375

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 06:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-expected-press-trump-halt-taiwan-arms-sales-under-1982-agreement-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab21bbdb314680001feff6c

> Xi Jinping is expected to urge U.S. President Donald Trump to stop arms sales to Taiwan under a 1982 joint statement during a visit to Washington this week, according to sources briefed on the matter. He could make the request at the U.S. National Archives.

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