As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.
President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in Beijing in May. Mr. Trump has held off on arms sales to Taiwan as he has sought pragmatic ties with China.
U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia.
If the production and delivery of the planes is completed, which would take years, Saudi Arabia would be only the second country in the Middle East to have F-35 jets, after Israel.
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