Framing Analysis
Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Hung Cao testified that the United States has paused some foreign military sales to Taiwan to maintain munitions stocks for operations connected to the Iran conflict. Taiwan authorities and its presidential office stated they received no notification of any such pause, including regarding a planned $14 billion arms package. The testimony followed a meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with resumption authority assigned to the secretaries of war and state.