Overview

• A White House official told the Washington Post the decision has not been finalized.
• The reported refusal came as Washington pursued commercial negotiations with Beijing, and Trump and Xi spoke by phone on Friday.
• The package in question reportedly included munitions and autonomous drones.
• U.S. and Taiwan defense officials met in Alaska in August to discuss a separate arms-sale package that could reach billions to bolster coastal monitoring.
• The stance aligns with Trump's position against sending weapons without payment, contrasting with more than $2 billion in Taiwan aid approved under Biden and feeding concerns in Taipei about U.S. resolve.