US missile sale to Taiwan could be approved after Trump’s visit to China

A major US arms package for Taiwan that includes advanced interceptor missiles is ready for President Donald Trump’s approval and ​could be signed after his trip to China this month, sources briefed on the discussions told Reuters.

With a price tag of about $14 billion, the arms deal ‌would be the largest ever for the island.

Sources told Reuters the deal is being held under wraps ahead of Trump’s planned March 31 to April 2 trip to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping.

Xi told Trump in February that arms sales to Taiwan must be handled with “prudence.”