Pentagon official’s Beijing visit in doubt over $14 billion US arms package for Taiwan, FT reports

Pentagon official’s Beijing visit in doubt over $14 billion US arms package for Taiwan, FT reports

​Beijing ​is ‌holding up ​a ‌proposed visit by the Pentagon’s under-secretary of ‌defence for ‌policy, Elbridge Colby, as China pressures ⁠U.S. ​President ⁠Donald Trump over a $14 ⁠billion weapons package ​for Taiwan, the ⁠Financial Times said ⁠on ​Thursday.

Reuters could not immediately ⁠verify the ⁠report.

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