Reuters: Three sources familiar with discussions between the US and China ahead of Xi going to Washington this week for a summit with Trump told Reuters that China is likely to bring up its interpretation of the third of the three “joint communiques” between the two countries, signed in 1982.
Under that, the US said that it intends to gradually reduce its arms sales to Taiwan and does not seek long-term weapons sales to Taipei.
However, in an accompanying memo, then-US President Ronald Reagan said US willingness to reduce arms sales is “conditioned absolutely upon the continued commitment of China to the peaceful solution” of differences with Taiwan…