Trump asks Xi if China wants to buy US weapons, US ambassador says

US Ambassador to China David Perdue said Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping during their recent talks whether Beijing would be interested in buying American weapons, as Washington weighs a fresh arms package for Taiwan.

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping whether China wanted to buy American weapons during their recent talks in Washington, US Ambassador to China David Perdue said, in an unusual exchange revealed days after the two leaders’ summit.

Perdue made the remarks during an interview with Fox News on Sunday while defending Trump’s approach to Taiwan and US arms sales. He said Trump had pointed out........

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