U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied asking Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy American weapons, countering his own envoy's claim that Trump made the offer to his Chinese counterpart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/29/world/politics/trump-sell-arms-china-xi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #china #defense #xijinping