Reuters: Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to pressure President Trump to stop the sale of Taiwan's weapons under the 1982 joint communiqué during a Washington summit this week, when sources said China asked the US to stop the shipment of weapons that had already been offered as assistance by the Middle East press from Taiwan and returned in Iran.

Reuters: Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to pressure President Trump to stop the sale of Taiwan's weapons under the 1982 joint communiqué during a Washington summit this week, when sources said China asked the US to stop the shipment of weapons that had already been offered as assistance by the Middle East press from Taiwan and returned in Iran.

Trump has not yet approved a $14 billion contingent and standing weapons package for Taiwan, which he described as a "negotiation chip" after a May summit with Xi, while the China-run People's Daily warned that the Taiwan issue could push relations "toward a very dangerous situation" if it is dealt with.