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Trump Denies Weapons Offer to Xi, State Says No

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  • U.S. ambassador David Perdue said President Donald Trump asked Xi Jinping if he would “like to buy some” weapons.
  • President Donald Trump denied making the weapons offer to Xi Jinping.
  • State Department said there is no offer or plan to sell weapons to China.
  • Republican senators urged the administration to advance a $14 billion Taiwan weapons package stalled for months.