{
  "id": 10427539,
  "title": "Trump offered to sell arms to Xi: US ambassador to Fox News",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/trump-offered-to-sell-arms-to-xi-us-ambassador-to-fox-news",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T10:59:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/28/trump-offered-to-sell-arms-to-xi-us-ambassador-to-fox-news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Ambassador to China David Perdue stated in a Fox News interview that US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in September to address concerns over arms sales to Taiwan. The US law mandates supplying Taiwan with weapons for its defense, and the issue has been a point of contention between Washington and Beijing. Perdue added that the topic of potential further sales between Trump and Xi was discussed whenever they met. Despite ongoing discussions, the White House has not sold arms to China, and the US State Department affirmed that there is no offer or plan to do so, citing US law prohibiting such sales. Chinese officials did not respond directly to the comments but reiterated that China is committed to maintaining world peace and stability while strengthening its national defense based on its needs.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in response to concern over weapons sales to Taiwan, the US ambassador to China said in a Fox News interview that aired Sunday. US arms sales to the self-ruled island, which China claims is part of its territory and has threatened to seize by […]",
  "key_points": [
    "US Ambassador David Perdue said Trump offered to sell arms to Xi.",
    "US law prohibits selling arms to Taiwan, causing tension with China.",
    "White House hasn't sold arms to China, State Department confirms."
  ],
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        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Trump offered to sell arms to Xi: US ambassador to Fox News",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/trump-offered-to-sell-arms-to-xi-us-ambassador-to-fox-news-10429760",
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        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Trump offered to sell arms to Xi: US ambassador to Fox News",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/trump-offered-to-sell-arms-to-xi-us-ambassador-to-fox-news-10431903",
        "published": "2026-09-28T11:15:25.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}