00:00Taiwan's representative to the United States says that American arms sales are vital for Taiwan to keep China at bay.
00:07We need those arms for defensive purposes. The Chinese aggression is growing.
00:13So and the according to the Tower Relations Act, the United States is, you know, legally by this law should
00:23provide arms sales to Taiwan as needed.
00:27Yu was speaking to the Associated Press and responding to questions about U.S. policy towards Taiwan.
00:33Following May's summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping,
00:38Trump called U.S. arms sales to Taiwan a good negotiating chip in talks with China.
00:43Yu, however, said that the U.S.-Taiwan policy has not changed.
00:46He trust that arms sales are vital for Taiwan to bolster its own defense in the face of China's increasing
00:52aggression.
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