Global Politics Report Editorial
Trump floated US weapons sales to Xi, ambassador says
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Sunday that President Trump proposed selling weapons to China during recent meetings with the country’s president Xi Jinping. “President Trump continues to say, ‘Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world,’” Perdue told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.” “He actually asked President Xi, would…
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Source: The Hill
Politics desk: Foreign Policy
Published: Sep. 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM ET
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Original source: The Hill