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- 1Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms●Trump asked China's president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says
US Ambassador David Perdue said President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping whether China would be interested in buying American weapons. The remark, made during trade discussions between Washington and Beijing, was described as part of Trump's push to sell more US-made arms abroad and ease trade tensions with China.
- 2U.S. Says No Plans to Sell Weapons to China After Perdue Comments●U.S. Says No Plans to Sell Weapons to China After Perdue Comments https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-says-no-plans-to-s
The U.S. government has stated it has no plans to sell weapons to China, walking back comments attributed to Perdue that had raised questions about American arms policy toward Beijing. The clarification came quickly, underscoring the sensitivity of U.S.-China relations and the close attention any remarks about military cooperation with China receive in Washington and abroad.