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The World in Brief from The Economist
Trump mulls arms sales to Taiwan; Iran says America needs to get “serious”, and more
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Donald Trump said he would soon “make a determination” regarding American arms sales to Taiwan, but “made no commitment either way” when discussing the island’s defence with Xi Jinping. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said that America’s “contradictory messages” scuppered his country’s “trust” in negotiations.
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