{
  "id": 10478361,
  "title": "US says no China arms sale plans after envoy cites Trump offer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/us-says-no-china-arms-sale-plans-after-envoy-cites-trump-offer-10478361",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T15:53:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1543399/us-says-no-china-arms-sale-plans-after-envoy-cites-trump-offer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States stated on Monday that it has no intention of selling arms to China, following a remark by US Ambassador to China David Perdue. Perdue revealed that President Donald Trump had inquired with President Xi Jinping if he would be interested in purchasing American weapons during a recent state visit to the White House. This proposal arose from Chinese apprehensions regarding weapons transfers to Taiwan. Trump's offer came at a time when Xi expressed his desire to buy arms from the U.S. during their summit. US officials reiterated that the government has no plans to engage in such sales, emphasizing that they are not in the pipeline. The White House declared that there are no ongoing discussions about selling weapons to China. The US government's stance on the matter remains unchanged.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday that it has no plans to sell arms to China, after a US envoy said President Donald Trump asked Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons.",
  "key_points": [
    "US has no plans to sell arms to China.",
    "Ambassador David Perdue cited Trump's offer.",
    "No ongoing discussions about Chinese arms sales."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US says no China arms sale plans after envoy cites Trump offer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/us-says-no-china-arms-sale-plans-after-envoy-cites-trump-offer",
        "published": "2026-09-28T15:16:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Arming an adversary: Why Trump’s offer to sell China weapons belies US policy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/arming-an-adversary-why-trumps-offer-to-sell-china-weapons-belies-us",
        "published": "2026-09-28T16:55:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}