Key facts
- China's defense ministry has urged caution regarding US arms sales to Taiwan.
- The call for caution comes ahead of a potential summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump.
China's defense ministry has issued a call for caution concerning United States arms sales to Taiwan. This statement comes at a sensitive time, ahead of a potential summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. The ongoing US policy of supplying arms to Taiwan, which Beijing views as a breakaway province, is a persistent point of contention in cross-strait relations and US-China diplomacy.