Trump asked Xi Jinping if China wants to buy American weapons — U.S. ambassador

U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue told Fox News that President Trump asked Xi Jinping during last week's Washington summit whether China would like to buy American weapons, a proposal raised amid Chinese objections to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

Perdue did not say how Xi responded or whether specific weapons came up. The White House told the New York Times it has no active plans to sell arms to China, and the State Department issued a statement noting such sales are barred by federal law.

The exchange came alongside disputes over trade and AI at the same summit, while Washington remains bound by statute to arm Taiwan against a Beijing that has not ruled out using force to retake the island.

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