Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi summit
Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi summit Rob Beschizza 5:00 am Mon Sep 28, 2026 China's Xi Jinping and U.S. President Trump enjoy a military flyover in their honor The AP reports that U.S. president Donald Trump asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms on Sunday, describing a deal that would "upend generations of U.S. policy toward China"—as if Trump blurting it out it meant anything. The U.S. is bound by its own laws to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself.
- ▪Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi summit Rob Beschizza 5:00 am Mon Sep 28, 2026 China's Xi Jinping and U.S.
- ▪President Trump enjoy a military flyover in their honor The AP reports that U.S. president Donald Trump asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms on Sunday, describing a deal that would "upend generations of U.S. policy toward Chi
- ▪The U.S. is bound by its own laws to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 14 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says — NYT — World
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Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi summit Rob Beschizza 5:00 am Mon Sep 28, 2026 China's Xi Jinping and U.S. President Trump enjoy a military flyover in their honor The AP reports that U.S. president Donald Trump asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms on Sunday, describing a deal that would "upend generations of U.S. policy toward China"—as if Trump blurting it out it meant anything. The U.S. is bound by its own laws to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself. While not recognizing Taiwan as a country, the U.S. is the island's strongest informal backer and arms provider. But multiple U.S. leaders have left ambiguous whether they would commit military force to defend the U.S. ally should China invade.
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