China warns US on Taiwan arms sales as Trump, Xi hold Washington summit

Trump and Xi are holding their Washington summit as China's Defense Ministry warned the US to exercise "extreme caution" over Taiwan arms sales.

• Jiang Bing, China's Defense Ministry spokesperson, said Taiwan is "the most important issue" in US-China relations and urged Washington to handle it with "extreme caution."
• The Trump administration approved an $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan in December, with a $14 billion deal still pending.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration must balance Taiwan arms sales against broader US needs.
• Trump greeted Xi at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday for the Chinese president's first White House visit in more than a decade.
• Trump praised his 'great friendship' with Xi at the White House and said they would discuss 'pressing issues' including artificial intelligence and technology.
• Xi said the US and China bear a 'historical responsibility' for further human development and should strengthen communication.
• The two sides announced a multi-month agreement extending the Busan trade truce to avoid escalating tariffs, the US Treasury secretary confirmed.
• Trump said World War II offers a lesson on US-China cooperation, citing volunteer American pilots and the Marine-adopted phrase 'gung ho.'
• Xi Jinping urged extensive cooperation to avoid the 'Thucydides trap' and called for regular military communication between the two powers.
• Xi said the US and China share responsibility for steering artificial intelligence toward good and keeping it under full human control.
• Xi urged the US to treat Chinese businesses fairly and to avoid confrontation, stressing peaceful coexistence between the two powers.
• The two leaders agreed to activate direct coordination channels between their teams to prevent miscalculated tensions.