Taiwan’s Lai frames U.S. arms sales as essential for peace

TL;DR
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, marking his second anniversary in office, said he would tell Donald Trump that Taipei hopes to continue buying arms from the United States, arguing U.S. arms sales are essential to peace and deterrence in the region.
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