
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged Donald Trump not to signal any retreat from Taiwan during his upcoming talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing strong bipartisan support for the U.S. position on Taiwan in Congress.
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The U.S. maintains a policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan, providing defensive arms while not formally recognizing its independence. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee oversees arms sales, including those to Taiwan.
Jeanne Shaheen also said new law allowing tariffs on buyers of Russian oil ‘sends Beijing a message’ before this week’s summit in Washington
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Igor Patrickin New York
Published: 5:42am, 22 Sep 2026
The top Democrat on the US Senate’s foreign policy panel urged Donald Trump on Monday not to signal any retreat from Taiwan when he hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.
Speaking at the Concordia Summit in New York, Senator Jeanne Shaheen said she hoped the president “will not say anything that indicates a lack of support for Taiwan” during his talks with the Chinese leader.
Shaheen is the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which reviews US arms sales abroad, including those to Taiwan.
“In Congress, there is very strong bipartisan support for our historic position with respect to Taiwan,” she said.
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The Trump-Xi summit will include discussions on Taiwan, though no public commitment to alter current U.S. policy is expected.
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