Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own.

President Trump told reporters he made "no commitment either way" to China's Xi Jinping regarding U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.

U.S. President Donald Trump had said arms sales to Taiwan would be on the agenda for his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping which ended Friday.

After a two-day summit in Beijing, the President signaled that U.S. support for the self-governing island is negotiable.

President Donald Trump said he is not looking to “travel 9,500 miles to fight a war” over Taiwan, suggesting during

President Trump’s ambiguous stance on Taiwan and arms sales is raising questions about future U.S. support for Taipei in the aftermath of the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route back to Washington that he did not “want to say” whether he would defend Taiwan if

Hsiao Hsu-tsen, vice chairman of the KMT, said US President Donald Trump's remarks -warning Taiwan island against pushing for "independence" because it believes the US is backing them - is a heavy blow to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Lai Ching-te,

Samuel Paparo proposed the "hellscape" strategy to counter a China invasion of Taiwan (Image: Getty) Only 110 miles of water separates Taiwan from its military superpower neighbor across a narrow strait.