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President Trump’s China summit: Letters to the Editor — May 19, 2026

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The Issue: President Trump’s decision to hold up his Taiwan arms sale following a summit with Xi Jinping.

History may have repeated itself in the high-stakes meeting with China’s Xi Jinping (“Arms are a wait & Xi,” May 16).

At the 2025 Alaska summit, Vladimir Putin systematically dismantled President Trump’s Ukraine peace framework. Now, desperate to spin a victory out of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, Trump seems open to pausing US military assistance to Taiwan in exchange for Beijing’s intervention with Iran.

If China intervenes, the White House will likely mischaracterize a reopened shipping lane as Iran “caving” to American pressure. In reality, Beijing will walk away with the ultimate strategic prize: a freeze on US military assistance for Taiwan.

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Xi pretty much drew a line in the sand of Taiwan and under no means was Trump to cross it. Of course, Trump dismissed the seriousness of that issue, but in his and our best interests, it would be wise........

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