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18.02.26 - 19:15
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Record Taiwan Arms Deal In ′Limbo′ As White House ′Vacillates′ Amid Xi Pressure: Report (ZeroHedge)
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Record Taiwan Arms Deal In 'Limbo' As White House 'Vacillates' Amid Xi Pressure: Report
During their February 4 phone call, President Xi Jinping used the opportunity to warn President Donald Trump on China's Taiwan red lines. Xi had described the US approach to Taiwan "the most important issue in China-U.S. relations," declaring that China "will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China."
Trump has repeatedly stressed the need to keep lines of communication open with Beijing, even as he insists on safeguarding American interests and regional security, and as Washington continues arms and political support to Taipei and its full independence aspirations. But Trump is also looking ahead to his much anticipated China visit in April, as we've highlighted before.
Could the April visit to Beijing be in jeopardy, and is the direct pressure from Xi working?
Source: FirstPost/Asia Times
A fresh Wednesday report in The Wall Street Journal suggests the answer is yes - a...
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13.02.26 - 08:01
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Taiwan Weighs Capital Charges on Insurer Sovereign Bond Holdings (Bloomberg)
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Taiwan's financial regulator is considering requiring life insurers to hold additional capital against certain lower-rated government bond holdings as authorities move to tighten risk controls over the industry's $700 billion overseas portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter....
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