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U.S. President Donald Trump asked President Xi Jinping if China would like to buy American weapons, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue told "Fox News Sunday," without saying when it was made or how Xi responded.

U.S. President Donald Trump asked President Xi Jinping if China would like to buy American weapons, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue told "Fox News Sunday," without saying when it was made or how Xi responded.

The State Department responded that "U.S. law prohibits arms sales to China and there is no offer or plan to sell arms to China," while the White House said through an official that Washington had no plans to sell weapons to Beijing.

The State Department responded that "U.S. law prohibits arms sales to China and there is no offer or plan to sell arms to China," while the White House said through an official that Washington had no plans to sell weapons to Beijing.

Perdue made the remarks days after Trump hosted Xi for a state visit in Washington, during an interview in which host Shannon Bream asked whether the U.S. was denying Taiwan weapons in order to appease the Chinese leader.

Perdue made the remarks days after Trump hosted Xi for a state visit in Washington, during an interview in which host Shannon Bream asked whether the U.S. was denying Taiwan weapons in order to appease the Chinese leader.

A roughly $14 billion arms package for Taiwan has been held back since Trump met Xi in Beijing in May, when he called the sales a "very good negotiating chip." Trump approved $11 billion in sales to Taipei in December 2025.

A roughly $14 billion arms package for Taiwan has been held back since Trump met Xi in Beijing in May, when he called the sales a "very good negotiating chip." Trump approved $11 billion in sales to Taipei in December 2025.

Four Republican senators led by Mitch McConnell wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday urging the release of the package, hours before Xi arrived in Washington.

Four Republican senators led by Mitch McConnell wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday urging the release of the package, hours before Xi arrived in Washington.

Taiwan's deputy foreign minister, Chen Ming-chi, said Sunday that Washington understands the island's defense needs, while Taipei's de facto envoy Alexander Yui told CBS he hoped the package would arrive "as soon as possible."

Taiwan's deputy foreign minister, Chen Ming-chi, said Sunday that Washington understands the island's defense needs, while Taipei's de facto envoy Alexander Yui told CBS he hoped the package would arrive "as soon as possible."

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Trump asked Xi Jinping whether China would like to buy American weapons, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Sunday on "Fox News Sunday," without specifying when the offer was made or how Xi responded.

Trump asked Xi Jinping whether China would like to buy American weapons, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Sunday on "Fox News Sunday," without specifying when the offer was made or how Xi responded.

Dangling American weapons in front of Beijing while a congressionally approved package to Taiwan sits frozen is a betrayal of allies and of basic strategy. Arming the chief supplier and protector of hostile regimes hands adversaries the tools eventually pointed back at American troops. National security should never be treated as another deal to be haggled over.

Dangling American weapons in front of Beijing while a congressionally approved package to Taiwan sits frozen is a betrayal of allies and of basic strategy. Arming the chief supplier and protector of hostile regimes hands adversaries the tools eventually pointed back at American troops. National security should never be treated as another deal to be haggled over.

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Treating an offhand remark as settled policy is hysteria, not analysis, since no arms transfer to Beijing is remotely in motion. The old Cold War framing has outlived its usefulness anyway, and the real contest with China is economic, where leverage and opportunity actually exist. Diplomacy that keeps every option on the table beats permanent confrontation.

Treating an offhand remark as settled policy is hysteria, not analysis, since no arms transfer to Beijing is remotely in motion. The old Cold War framing has outlived its usefulness anyway, and the real contest with China is economic, where leverage and opportunity actually exist. Diplomacy that keeps every option on the table beats permanent confrontation.

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Dangling U.S. weapons before Beijing while a congressionally approved package to Taiwan sits frozen is a betrayal of allies and of basic strategy. Arming the chief supplier and protector of hostile regimes hands adversaries the tools eventually pointed back at U.S. troops. National security should never be treated as another deal to be haggled over.

Dangling U.S. weapons before Beijing while a congressionally approved package to Taiwan sits frozen is a betrayal of allies and of basic strategy. Arming the chief supplier and protector of hostile regimes hands adversaries the tools eventually pointed back at U.S. troops. National security should never be treated as another deal to be haggled over.

Treating an offhand remark as settled policy is hysteria, since no arms transfer to Beijing is remotely in motion. The old Cold War framing has outlived its usefulness anyway, and the real contest with China is economic, where leverage and opportunity actually exist. Diplomacy that keeps every option on the table beats permanent confrontation.

Treating an offhand remark as settled policy is hysteria, since no arms transfer to Beijing is remotely in motion. The old Cold War framing has outlived its usefulness anyway, and the real contest with China is economic, where leverage and opportunity actually exist. Diplomacy that keeps every option on the table beats permanent confrontation.

There is a 70% chance that Taiwan will receive direct military support from allied nations if there are 100 deaths in conflict between China and Taiwan before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 70% chance that Taiwan will receive direct military support from allied nations if there are 100 deaths in conflict between China and Taiwan before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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