Eager for Arms Deal, Taiwan Stresses Need for U.S. Support
Source: NYT > U.S. > Politics · Bias: Center Left
Summary
After President Trump hinted that weapons sales to Taiwan could figure in negotiations with China, officials emphasized their island’s strategic importance.
Related Coverage
- Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives (Center — BBC News)
- A Vietnam Nurse Who Came Home, Helped Get Us to 250 (Center Right — RealClearPolitics - Homepage)
- Europe Has Replaced Most US Cuts Within NATO, Top Commander Says (Center — Bloomberg Politics)
- 'It's so hot' - Dangerous hot weather grips parts of the US (Center — BBC News)
- Memo to MAGA: Stop Being Idiots — The Dems Are TELLING US How to Destroy Them! (Right — PJ Media)
- Iran threatens response without ‘full implementation’ of US deal (Center — The Hill News)
- Inside Carney’s Pipeline Deal with Alberta and BC (Far Left — The Tyee | BC's home for today's news, analysis and updates )
- Lakers’ trade for Walker Kessler worth steep price — and needed to happen (Right — New York Post)
Daily Analysis
Read the full Parallax Pulse for May 17, 2026 — an AI-powered analysis of how Left and Right media covered the biggest stories this day.
More Headlines From May 17, 2026
- Former Rubio advisor slams Trump for 'looting billions of taxpayer funds' (Left)
- Embattled Louisiana Sen. Cassidy Loses Primary as Trump-Backed Challenger and State Treasurer Head to a Runoff (Center Left)
- Senate parliamentarian nixes Trump’s ballroom fund in budget bill (Center Left)
- Sen. Bill Cassidy loses Louisiana Republican Senate primary (Center Left)
- Republican Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy loses primary after Trump intervenes to oust him (Center Left)








