Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says

September 28, 2026 · 10:40 am 2 sources

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• Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
  The Guardian · September 28, 2026 10:40
  David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue told Fox…
• Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
  The New York Times · September 28, 2026 17:22
  President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.