Taiwan Stages Live-Fire Drills Before Trump-Xi Summit — SkimNews
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- Taiwan staged live-fire drills featuring missiles and attack drones as Donald Trump prepares to host China's Xi Jinping in Washington next week.
- Beijing is pressing the US over its military support for the self-governed island, with Taiwan expected to feature in the Trump-Xi talks.
Why it matters: By putting live-fire drills on display just days before the summit, Taipei ensures its status cannot be bargained away quietly in the room. Beijing's public pressure on US military support for the island means Trump enters the talks with Taiwan as an unavoidable agenda item, not an afterthought.
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