Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:52:19 GMT

David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled islandDonald 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 News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point.” Continue reading...

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