White House denies US arms sale offer to China at Trump-Xi summit

The White House has denied that any offer to sell US weapons to China was made during the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, responding to remarks by the US ambassador in Beijing.

The US ambassador in Beijing had suggested that the idea of selling arms was raised during the Trump-Xi meeting, sparking debate over the accuracy of those statements.

The US State Department emphasized that American laws prohibit the sale of weapons to China, according to the Telegraph newspaper.

Meanwhile, US arms sales to Taiwan have emerged as a major point of contention in discussions between Washington and Beijing.