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Trump Denies Offering US Weapons to China, Contradicting Envoy's Claim
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Firstpost•29-09-2026, 12:42
Trump Denies Offering US Weapons to China, Contradicting Envoy's Claim
- •President Trump denied asking Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy American weapons, despite his envoy, US Ambassador to China David Perdue, claiming Trump made the offer.
- •Perdue stated that Trump made the offer during Xi's state visit to the White House last week, in response to Chinese concerns over US weapons sales to Taiwan.
- •Trump commented, "They'd probably like to buy it because we do make better equipment than them, so maybe it's a good idea. But we didn't discuss it."
- •A US official clarified that the "US government has no plans to sell weapons to China," and the US State Department confirmed that "US law prohibits arms sales to China and there is no offer or plan to sell arms to China."
- •US arms sales to Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, remain a contentious issue, with the US legally required to supply Taiwan with weapons for its defense.
Key Questions Answered
US President Donald Trump denied asking Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy American weapons, directly countering claims made by US Ambassador to China David Perdue.
The US State Department confirmed that federal law strictly prohibits arms sales to China, stating there are no plans or offers to sell weapons to Beijing.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping confirmed they will hold further meetings at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China, in November and at the G20 forum in Miami in December.
