# Arming Taiwan is an important U.S. interest, Taiwanese official says after Trump-Xi summit

https://mins.news/en/item/74823

- Reuters, 2026-09-26 02:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/arming-taiwan-an-important-us-interest-taipei-official-says-after-trump-xi-2026-09-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab72bd929ff150001150533

> A senior Taiwanese diplomat said Saturday that supplying Taiwan with weapons to protect its freedom and ensure semiconductor supplies to the world serves U.S. national interests. The remarks followed a summit between the Chinese and U.S. presidents.

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