Taiwan's representative in Washington struck a reassuring tone at the National Day reception, saying US backing held firm even after Trump met Xi Jinping — good news for Taipei, less so for Beijing.

• Taiwan's envoy to the US, Alexander Yui, said the Trump-Xi White House meeting showed no shift in Washington's position on Taiwan.
• Arms sales will keep flowing, sized to the threat from China, with the first two of 66 F-16V jets already delivered.
• A $14 billion weapons package is still waiting on Trump's approval; Taipei says it will not push Washington's timing.
• With US midterms in November, support for Taiwan in Congress is expected to stay bipartisan either way.
• The American Institute in Taiwan called stability in the Taiwan Strait a pillar of US policy in the region, as Taipei raises defense spending year after year.

Outlook: Expect the $14 billion arms deal and President Lai Ching-te's possible US transit to be the next flashpoints with Beijing.