A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday, May 12, that the U.S. remains committed to its existing foreign policy framework regarding Taiwan. This comes a day after President Donald Trump told reporters he will discuss future arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) during his visit to China beginning on Wednesday, May 13.

Taiwan’s Central News Agency asked the U.S. State Department whether discussing arms sales to Taiwan with Beijing violates the Six Assurances, which are guidelines informing U.S.-Taiwan relations, or signal potential policy change. An unnamed State Department spokesperson did not address the questions directly, but said that Washington remains committed to its one-China policy guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the Three Joint Communiqués and the Six Assurances, as well as to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.