{"id":2167395,"date":"2026-09-28T05:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T02:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2167395"},"modified":"2026-09-28T05:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T02:16:34","slug":"trump-offered-to-sell-arms-to-china-during-xi-visit-us-ambassador-tells-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2167395","title":{"rendered":"Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi visit, US ambassador tells Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/00\/06\/1200x675_cmsv2_c1169579-4c39-5313-88ab-c8634cb5fb58-9930006.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2929196-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2929196\" data-cid=\"9930296\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2929196-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/02\/96\/189x106_cmsv2_774ae782-baed-508c-9ba5-2e99a88d7981-9930296.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE - Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, Turkey&apos;s Minister of Family Affairs, speaks to the media at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on 12 March 2017. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Markets<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Turkey\u2019s fund probe: asset freezes lifted as AKP deputy chair quits\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2929188-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2929188\" data-cid=\"9930252\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2929188-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/02\/52\/189x106_cmsv2_9e1b1377-9bf2-512a-95b2-dab85918ecd8-9930252.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\" North Korean men and women use computer terminals at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang, North Korea. 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        The United States is required by law to supply Taiwan, which has a democratically elected president and legislature, with weapons for its defence under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to Beijing in response to concerns over weapons sales to Taiwan, the US ambassador to China said in a Fox News interview that aired on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/93\/00\/06\/808x539_cmsv2_d0654d09-3e24-59bf-9f3f-7d9f7d4aa986-9930006.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump speaks with China&apos;s President Xi Jinping on the steps of the National Archives Museum in Washington, 25 September, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">US President Donald Trump speaks with China&#8217;s President Xi Jinping on the steps of the National Archives Museum in Washington, 25 September, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;There are continuing conversations about other sales, (Trump) and President Xi talk about that every time they get together,&#8221; Perdue said, adding the US position has not changed.<\/p>\n<p>In June, China warned Taiwan that seeking independence &#8220;by relying on the United States or through military means is a dead end.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Washington had already approved a $11.1 billion (\u20ac9.7 billion) arms sale to Taiwan in December, which Perdue said was a sale of &#8220;more arms to Taiwan than any other president since 1979.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During his Washington trip, Xi repeated his warning that Trump should show &#8220;prudence&#8221; over Taiwan, and went further to urge the United States to oppose Taiwan independence explicitly.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Trump suggested an upcoming arms package to Taipei could be used as a negotiating chip with China, raising fears Taiwan&#8217;s security 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