Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping if he’d ‘like to buy’ American weapons, US ambassador reveals

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

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 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...

Sep 28, 2026

Trump Floated Selling American Weapons To China During Xi Meeting, Ambassador Says

President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping whether he would be interested in buying American weapons during their recent talks in Washington, according to U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, though Trump denied it Monday. “President Trump continues to say, ‘Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world,’” Perdue told Fox News’ ...

Sep 28, 2026

Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping if he’d ‘like to buy’ American weapons, US ambassador reveals

President Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he was interested in purchasing American weapons, according to US ambassador to China David Perdue.

Sep 27, 2026