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Trump Asked China's President to Buy US Arms, Ambassador Says
Original: The Art of Desperation... "Trump asked China’s president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says" # Taco # Nacho # N
The US ambassador says President Trump asked China's president whether Beijing wanted to purchase American weapons. The claim is drawing attention as critics read it as a sign of desperation in Washington's effort to shore up the US arms industry and manage trade tensions with China, while the detail of a US president soliciting arms sales from a strategic rival is unusual and politically charged.
Why now: The unusual claim that Trump pitched US weapons to China's leader touches on trade war tensions and perceptions of weakening US leverage.
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