Beijing is holding up a proposed visit by the Pentagon’s top policy official as China pressures Donald Trump over a $14bn weapons package for Taiwan.
Elbridge Colby, under-secretary of defence for policy, has discussed a summer visit to Beijing with Chinese officials, according to people familiar with the talks. But China has signalled that it cannot approve a visit until Trump decides how he will proceed with the arms package.
The FT reported in February that the administration had compiled the weapons package after announcing a record $11.1bn arms sale in December. Beijing reacted angrily to that package and cancelled an earlier round of negotiations with Colby about a visit to China.
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