{"id":381637,"date":"2026-09-24T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/taiwan-says-it-does-not-yet-have-sufficient-arms-to-defend-itself-as-china-ramps-up-pressure\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:41","slug":"taiwan-says-it-does-not-yet-have-sufficient-arms-to-defend-itself-as-china-ramps-up-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/taiwan-says-it-does-not-yet-have-sufficient-arms-to-defend-itself-as-china-ramps-up-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan says it does &#8216;not yet&#8217; have sufficient arms to defend itself as China ramps up pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5MV_0N0mKO8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Taiwan says it does 'not yet' have sufficient arms to defend itself as China ramps up pressure\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5MV_0N0mKO8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of a high-stakes summit between Presidents Trump and Xi in Washington DC, Taiwan&#8217;s vice president has told Sky News the island does &quot;not yet&quot; have sufficient arms to defend itself. <\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Helen-Ann Smith investigates how the pressure is building on Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full video now \ud83d\udcfa https:\/\/news.sky.com\/video\/taiwan-does-not-yet-have-sufficient-arms-to-defend-itself-vp-tells-sky-news-13590292 <\/p>\n<p>#taiwan #china  #donaldtrump <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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