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For more than four decades, presidents of both parties have upheld a clear bipartisan principle: the United States does not consult Beijing on arms sales to Taiwan. President Trump said he discussed Taiwan arms sales "in great detail" with President Xi, marking a troubling break from that longstanding bipartisan framework and risking the deterrence and stability it has helped preserve in the Taiwan Strait. That is precisely why I introduced the bipartisan Six Assurances to Taiwan Act, which would codify our long-standing policy that decisions regarding Taiwan’s security should not be shaped through consultation with the Chinese government. At a moment of growing aggression and coercion from the Chinese Communist Party, America must project clarity and resolve, stand firmly with democratic partners, and negotiate from a position of strength. Taiwan’s security should never become a bargaining chip in negotiations with Beijing.