India, May 18 -- Taiwan's top representative to the United States on Sunday defended the island's self-defence strategy, pushing back against Chinese narratives and expressing confidence in American security commitments following US President Donald Trump's high-stakes summit in Beijing.

Appearing on CBS News' "Face the Nation," Ambassador Alexander Yui, Taiwan's representative to the US, reacted directly to statements from President Trump indicating that Washington might temporarily withhold a major, newly requested arms package to use as leverage in negotiations with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

While Trump confirmed to reporters that he discussed arms sales in "great detail" with Xi, a move that challenges decades-old US diplomatic ...