Politics
US officials deny offering arms sale to China during Xi visit
September 28, 2026 at 02:55 AM · Updated 18d ago
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 8 hours
SNSky News Arabia
ترامب يعرض على الصين شراء أسلحة.. والخارجية الأميركية تعلق
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
واشنطن تنفي خططا لبيع أسلحة للصين
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MAMasrawy
هل عرضت واشنطن على الصين شراء أسلحة أمريكية؟ | مصراوي
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TGThe Guardian
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
(opens the publisher’s site)Washington has denied reports that the Trump administration offered to sell weapons to Beijing during President Xi Jinping's visit last week.
- Ambassador David Perdue told Fox News that Trump asked Xi whether China would like to purchase some US weapons during the summit.
- The White House and State Department said US law prohibits arms sales to China, stating there is no offer or plan.
- US officials told the Wall Street Journal the administration holds no plans to sell weapons to Beijing.
- State news agency Xinhua reported Xi urged Trump to oppose "Taiwan independence" during the Washington meeting.
- Ambassador Perdue said Trump has posed this arms-purchase question in every meeting between the two leaders.