19 days ago · China
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 00:52 UTC. The headline in use is “Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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.
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- First reported by The Guardian World
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
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- The Guardian