Event Brief
Trump asked Xi about buying U.S. arms, envoy says
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 28, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
Summary: The U.S. ambassador to China said President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping whether he wanted to buy weapons from the United States. The remarks were made while Trump defended a Taiwan arms sale, according to the envoy.
WHO: U.S. ambassador to China
WHAT: Said Trump asked Xi if he wanted to buy U.S. weapons while defending a Taiwan arms sale
WHEN: Sep 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: China
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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