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Politics● Elevated21h ago · Nov 6, 2026, 2:00 PM

Democratic Congress to guard US’ Taiwan policy and press Trump on arms sales

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · North America

The Democratic US Congress may push for faster arms sales to Taiwan following the party’s resounding midterm election victories, but there will be no fundamental shifts in broader US policy towards the island, according to analysts. And if the likely next House speaker, Hakeem Jeffries – a long-time supporter of Taiwan – “crosses the red line” on the issue, Beijing was expected to take strong countermeasures, one analyst said. “A Democratic-controlled Congress will ramp up pressure on Trump to...

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