Taiwan needs US weapons for self-defense as threat from China grows, diplomat tells AP

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(18 Jun 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++SOME SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington - 17 June 2026. 1. Mid pan right of Taiwan's Representative to the U.S. Alexander Yui Tah-ray arriving and greeting AP staff 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexander Yui Tah-ray, Taiwan’s Representative to the U.S.: "We need those arms for defensive purposes. The Chinese aggression is growing, and according to the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States is legally, by this law, should provide