US Ambassador: Trump Offered to Sell Weapons to China's Xi
The White House stated it has no plans to sell arms to Beijing after Ambassador David Perdue revealed Trump raised the offer during their meeting.
US President Donald Trump offered Chinese President Xi Jinping the opportunity to purchase American weapons during their meeting, despite US law strictly prohibiting such sales. This was reported by Romanian news outlet HotNews, citing remarks by US Ambassador to China David Perdue.
Shortly following the disclosure, the White House stated that the United States has no plans to sell weapons to China, as reported by Hungarian outlet HVG.
The ambassador's remarks also come amid recent warnings from a senior official in Taipei regarding the military threat Beijing poses to Taiwan. Further details regarding the conversation have not yet been released.