Taiwan Reckons With Fending for Itself as Trump Pivots on China

Taiwan is confronting growing uncertainty over whether it can rely on Washington as tensions with Beijing intensify. President Donald Trump has stalled a $14 billion arms package and suggested that changing longstanding U.S. policy toward China could be useful in negotiations. The moves have fueled concern that military support for Taiwan is becoming a bargaining chip. Meanwhile, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has reiterated Beijing’s goal of reunification, leaving Taiwanese officials and residents debating how self-reliance could reshape their defense strategy.