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Trump Offered China Weapons Deal at Xi Summit

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC · How we work

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McConnell Presses Taiwan Aid

President Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China at the summit.
The White House said there are no plans to sell arms to China.
Senators led by Mitch McConnell urged completing a $14 billion Taiwan arms package as a negotiating chip.
Experts warned the China arms proposal would breach the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act and current sanctions.

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Trump Discusses Prisoner Releases

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed political prisoner releases with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the United States.
He told reporters the talks were “very, very important” and hoped they would be fruitful.
The leaders held a high-stakes summit at the White House on Thursday.
Trump said he raised Myanmar scholar Min Zin and Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai.

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McConnell Presses Taiwan Aid

President Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China at the summit.
The White House said there are no plans to sell arms to China.
Senators led by Mitch McConnell urged completing a $14 billion Taiwan arms package as a negotiating chip.
Experts warned the China arms proposal would breach the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act and current sanctions.

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