# Could the US sell weapons to its biggest rival, China?

https://mins.news/en/video/77121

- DW News, 2026-09-28 13:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1SNEt-UgLg

> The US ambassador to China says President Trump floated selling weapons to Beijing during talks with Xi Jinping. Such a move would mark a major shift in US foreign policy and could have far-reaching consequences for Taiwan and other American allies in the Pacific.

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