WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has explained the legitimacy of his pending arms sale to Taiwan to Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling it just one of many arms sales Washington makes around the world. Trump also asked Xi if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday, September 27, 2026, according to the AP.
David Perdue said Trump raised the possibility of selling US weapons to its geopolitical rivals, an incredible proposition that, if it comes true, would overturn generations of US policy on China and Taiwan and could put US technology in the hands of potential adversaries. Speaking to Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” a few days after Trump welcomed Xi for a state visit to Washington, Perdue did not specify when the request was made.
Breaam raised concerns among Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the delays in aid packages and arms orders for Taiwan, a self-governing democratic island that has been struggling to defend itself from the threat of aggression from China.
Breaam questioned whether the United States was withholding arms to Taiwan to appease the Chinese president, who visited last week. Perdue dismissed the suggestion, saying Trump “has taken a tougher stance on Taiwan than anyone I’ve ever seen” and that the United States has already sold Taiwan a lot of weapons. Perdue also added that Trump and Xi continue to discuss future U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. “But President Trump keeps saying, ‘We sell arms to other people around the world,'” Perdue emphasized. “In fact, at one point he even asked President Xi if he wanted to buy some arms.”
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