Trump says he will speak to Taiwan's president in break from protocol

China urges the US to "stop sending wrong signals to the separatist forces in Taiwan," the spokesperson said.In 1979, the US passed the Taiwan-relations-act" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="85398" data-entity-type="event">Taiwan Relations Act which states that the US can "provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character" - which is why it continues to sell weapons to Taiwan.Trump has said he has yet to decide if the sale of a $14bn (£10.4bn) arms package to Taiwan, reportedly including anti-drone equipment and air-defence missile systems, will go ahead. According to a report by the Financial Times, Beijing is currently holding up a proposed visit by the Pentagon's top policy official, Elbridge Colby - saying it cannot approve a visit until Trump decides how he will proceed with the arms deal. Last week, while flying back from Beijing on Air Force One after his meeting with President Xi, Trump was similarly asked about weapons sales to Taiwan, to which he said he would "make a determination over the next fairly short period". "I have to speak to the person that right now is, you know who he is, that's running Taiwan," he said.During Trump's visit to Beijing, China had made it clear that Taiwan was one of the biggest issues in its relationship with the US, with Xi warning of "conflict" between the two superpowers if handled poorly.And while Trump dismissed the potential for conflict between the US and China over the island, he said Xi felt "very strongly" about Taiwan. "I made no commitment either way," he told reporters aboard Air Force One last week.