Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has justified the pending U.S. arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping by downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world — even asking Xi if he’d be in the market for U.S. arms, Trump’s ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue said Trump raised the prospect of the arms sales from the U.S. to its ascendant…
President Donald Trump discussed the pending U.S. arms sale to Taiwan with Chinese President Xi Jinping, downplaying the significance as one of many sales the U.S. makes globally, according to Ambassador David Perdue. Perdue stated that Trump inquired if Xi would be interested in purchasing U.S. arms, an offer that would challenge longstanding U.S. policy towards China and Taiwan if made.
The ambassador made these remarks on "Fox News Sunday" following Trump's state visit with Xi in Washington, amid concerns from lawmakers over delayed aid and weapons orders to Taiwan, a self-governing democracy facing potential invasion from China. Perdue dismissed suggestions that the U.S. is withholding aid to appease Xi, who had visited Trump the previous week.
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