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According to U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue, President Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons. Perdue stated that the offer was made while hosting Xi Jinping. The New York Times additionally noted that Trump is withholding a fourteen billion dollar arms package to Taiwan.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue stated on Fox News that President Trump offered or floated selling American weapons to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Left-leaning outlets like The New York Times provided additional context by noting that the administration is withholding a fourteen billion dollar arms package to Taiwan, while Rolling Stone added commentary questioning the implications of the offer. Center and right-leaning outlets such as The Hill and the New York Post focused more directly on the ambassador's remarks regarding the weapons offer itself without adding broader policy context or critical commentary.
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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 context: David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled islandDonald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.David Per…
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David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled islandDonald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell…
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China. Trump is withholding a $14 billion arms package to Taiwan.
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U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue says the president made the offer to Xi Jinping last week
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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…
President Donald Trump said he has not discussed selling arms to China, contradicting a suggestion made by his ambassador to Beijing.
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President Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he was interested in purchasing American weapons, according to US ambassador to China David Perdue.
