Four US Republicans call for Trump to release Taiwan security funds

Four Republican lawmakers urged the Trump administration to release more than $15 billion in security assistance for Taiwan that they said remained stalled. Their appeal came before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Washington, amid concern that Taiwan support could become leverage in broader US-China negotiations. The lawmakers argued that approved assistance should move forward to strengthen deterrence and demonstrate that Beijing cannot veto US security cooperation. The request covers a politically sensitive period in which Washington is balancing arms transfers, Indo-Pacific stability and diplomacy with China, while the administration has not publicly detailed when the funds will be released.