Trump Offered to Sell U.S. Weapons to Xi Jinping – U.S. Ambassador Testifies
U.S. Ambassador to China, David Perdue, testified that former President Donald Trump proposed selling American weapons to Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting. Perdue noted that U.S. law prohibits such exports to China. The remarks followed tensions over Taiwan and military posturing.
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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 island Donald 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 arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point.” Continue reading...
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According to the U.S. ambassador to China, Trump asked Xi whether he wanted to buy American weapons, as 'the U.S. sells weapons around the world.' However, U.S. laws prohibit the export and re-export of defense products and services to the People's Republic of China.
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