The White House has reiterated that U.S. policy toward Taiwan has not changed.

The comments come after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had
been discussing U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and
would make a decision "soon."

Trump said so when asked by reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday about
Beijing's warnings during a recent phone call with Xi over potential
additional U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

Trump also said he has a good relationship with Xi and reiterated that he
expects to visit China in April.

The comments drew attention in Washington.

Since returning to the White House last year, Trump has spoken with Xi
multiple times. According to publicly available information, their most
recent call took place on Feb. 4.

Following that call, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 7 that Washington
was preparing an arms package for Taiwan that could be worth about $20
billion U.S. dollars.

Beijing has privately warned that such a move could jeopardize Trump's
planned state visit to China in April, the report said.