Presidential Office not notified of adjustments to US arms sales
Presidential Office not notified of adjustments to US arms sales
2026-05-22
And speculation is on about adjustments to a potential US$14 billion arms sale for Taiwan. US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering the deal, and also willing to speak with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te over the phone. But the acting US Secretary of the Navy says that arms sales will be put on pause, as the US is focusing on preparedness for military operations related to the US-Iran War. Taiwan’s Presidential Office says it has not been notified of any changes, but the KMT is already blaming the DPP. Let’s hear more.
Hung Cao
Acting US Secretary of the Navy
We have done some foreign military sales to them, It’s just right now we’re doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury, which we have plenty, but we’re just making sure we have everything. But the military sales will continue when the administration deems necessary.
Karen Kuo
Presidential Office spokesperson
At this moment, we have not received any information regarding adjustments to this arms sale by the US. In fact, the biggest issue is that we hope related legislation and budget concerning arms sales in the Legislative Yuan will not encounter unnecessary complications.
Hsu Chiao-hsin
Lawmaker (KMT)
Unfortunately, the DPP may not be able to make Washington believe that it is not pursuing Taiwan independence, which could very likely affect our arms sales.
Wang Ting-yu
Lawmaker (DPP)
As for the issue raised by Hung Cao, he himself acknowledged that the decision is not in his hands. It is a variable and a concern, but it does not represent the final call. Frankly speaking, the space Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party now have was created by the KMT and TPP delaying the review of the special national defense budget in the legislature.
The arms sale would include Patriot interceptor missiles and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems among other weapons. But after Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, he openly stated that arms sales are a valuable bargaining chip for the US, adding that he wanted to talk with Lai Ching-te. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee later posted on social media, urging Trump not to allow arms sales to become a bargaining chip in negotiations with China, and warning that doing so would play directly into Xi’s hands.
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美暫緩對台軍售? 總統府:沒有收到任何要調整訊息
2026-05-22
美國對台第二波140億美金軍售，會不會生變？川普才喊要和賴清德通話，美國海軍代理部長就在聽證會上說，要暫停軍售以確保對伊朗彈藥充足。總統府回應，沒有收到任何要調整的訊息，但藍營頻頻唱衰，徐巧芯說是因為民進黨搞台獨，影響軍購。
[[美國海軍代理部長 高雄]]
“我們曾經提供台灣軍售，現在只是暫停，以確保我們史詩怒火行動有足夠彈藥，我們彈藥很多，但我們要確保一切備齊，只要政府認為有需要，軍售就會持續進行”
[[總統府發言人 郭雅慧]]
“目前呢，沒有任何有關美國針對這項軍售要進行調整的任何訊息，反倒最大的問題是在於，我們希望在國會當中，有關於軍售的條例，相關的預算，能夠不要節外生枝”
[[立委(國) 徐巧芯]]
“非常遺憾的是，民進黨可能，並沒有辦法讓華府相信你，是沒有在搞台灣獨立喔，所以很可能會影響到我們的軍售”
[[立委(民) 王定宇]]
“他(高雄)所提的意見，自己都表達決定權不在他身上，是一個變數，是一個隱憂，但不代表最後的 final call(決定)，習近平，中共這個機會，坦白說是藍白在國會拖延國防特別條例審查，所創造出來的空間”
這波軍售包含愛國者攔截飛彈，及國家先進地對空飛彈系統等武器，但川習會後，川普卻直言軍售是很好的籌碼，還說要跟賴清德談談。美國眾議院外委會在社群平台發文，呼籲川普不該允許軍售成為與中國談判的籌碼，這完全正中習近平的下懷。
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