Trump offered to sell US weapons to Xi during meeting, ambassador says

US Ambassador to China David Perdue revealed that President Trump asked President Xi Jinping if China would be interested in buying US weapons during their recent meeting. The remark, made on Fox News, comes amid heightened Taiwan Strait tensions and signals an unconventional diplomatic overture. The offer's seriousness and any Chinese response remain unconfirmed, but it underscores the transactional nature of US-China engagement under Trump.