The Taiwan Arms Deal: A Calculated Risk or a Red Line? The US Taiwan China dynamics have been a complex and delicate dance for years.
However, the recent push by American hawks to finalize a $14 billion arms deal with Taipei just weeks before Xi Jinping's visit to Washington has raised more questions than answers.
For decades, the US has walked a fine line between maintaining good relations with China while providing military aid to Taiwan, which predates the Communist Party's takeover in 1949.