On September 27, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue revealed during an interview with Fox News that Trump discussed arms sales to Taiwan during every meeting with Xi Jinping, and that Trump once asked Xi if he wanted to buy some American weapons, though he did not specify when the conversation took place or how Xi responded.
On September 25, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said in an interview with CNBC that Trump had warned Xi Jinping face to face during a White House meeting that any direct or indirect Chinese support for Iran — whether intelligence, parts, or military equipment — is completely unacceptable.
US Ambassador to China David Perdue has posted repeatedly on social media, accusing China of weaponizing rare earths and other critical materials and holding the whole world hostage, stressing that he will never accept living in a business world where one must bow and scrape to China.