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Concerns that Trump could change U.S. policy on Taiwan to bolster China relations
President Trump is casting doubt on a new Taiwan arms deal following decades of U.S. commitment to the island's defense. Ambassador Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the United States, joins CBS News with more.

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According to CBS News’s source item, Concerns that Trump could change U.S. policy on Taiwan to bolster China relations, President Trump is casting doubt on a new Taiwan arms deal following decades of U.S. commitment to the island’s defense. Ambassador Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative to the United States, joins CBS News with more.
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