{"id":29960,"date":"2026-09-28T20:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29960"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:35:49","slug":"trump-denies-offering-us-arms-to-chinas-xi-contradicts-his-own-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29960","title":{"rendered":"Trump denies offering US arms to China\u2019s Xi, contradicts his own envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134550058,imgsize-116530,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/trump-denies-arms-offer-to-xi-as-ambassadors-account-triggers-confusion.jpg\" alt=\"Trump denies offering US arms to China\u2019s Xi, contradicts his own envoy\" title=\"Trump rejects envoy\u2019s claim he offered US arms to China\u2019s Xi\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Trump rejects envoy\u2019s claim he offered US arms to China\u2019s Xi\">Trump rejects envoy\u2019s claim he offered US arms to China\u2019s Xi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US president Donald Trump on Monday denied asking Chinese president Xi Jinping whether he wanted to buy American weapons, contradicting US Ambassador to China David Perdue, who said Trump had made such an offer to his Chinese counterpart.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>According to news agency AFP, Trump appeared confused when a reporter asked him on Monday about Ambassador David Perdue\u2019s remarks over the weekend, suggesting that the diplomat may have been referring to Taiwan rather than China.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The remarks came as the administration sought to distance itself from an assertion that could mark a major shift in longstanding US policy towards China.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cTo China? You mean to Taiwan?\u201d Trump said. \u201cI never heard of that one. <!-- -->I&#8217;m going to have to ask him,\u201d he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Trump then suggested such a proposal could make sense, while denying that the issue had been discussed with Xi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>He said China would probably be interested in buying US equipment, which he described as superior, adding, \u201cSo maybe it&#8217;s a good idea. But we didn&#8217;t discuss it. He may have been talking about Taiwan. I think he was probably talking about Taiwan.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Perdue had made the original claim during an interview with Shannon Bream on Fox News Channel\u2019s \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d. Discussing US arms sales to Taiwan, Perdue said Trump had sought to portray such sales as part of Washington\u2019s wider weapons trade.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>\u201cBut President Trump continues to say, Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world,&#8217;\u201d Perdue said. \u201cHe actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some, at one point.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Perdue did not specify when the alleged exchange took place, what weapons were discussed or how Xi responded.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The State Department moved to clarify the US position on Monday, saying: \u201cUS law prohibits arms sales to China and there is no offer or plan to sell arms to China.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The remarks came against the backdrop of continued US arms sales to Taiwan, which Beijing opposes. Perdue also defended Trump\u2019s approach to Taiwan, saying the president \u201cis as strong on Taiwan as I&#8217;ve ever seen anybody\u201d and has sold it plenty of weapons.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Trump has previously described arms sales to Taiwan as a negotiating tool with Beijing, while China has repeatedly pressed Washington to halt such transfers. <!-- -->During Xi\u2019s recent visit to Washington, Chinese state media said he urged Trump to oppose Taiwan independence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>China\u2019s foreign ministry did not confirm Perdue\u2019s account. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Beijing had always strengthened its defence capabilities according to its needs and remained committed to maintaining world peace and stability.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/trump-denies-offering-us-arms-to-chinas-xi-contradicts-his-own-envoy\/articleshow\/134550046.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump rejects envoy\u2019s claim he offered US arms to China\u2019s Xi US president Donald Trump on Monday denied asking Chinese president Xi Jinping whether he wanted to buy American weapons, contradicting US Ambassador to China David Perdue, who said Trump had made such an offer to his Chinese counterpart.According to news agency AFP, Trump appeared 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