As China raises concerns about U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, former U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly suggested to Chinese President Xi Jinping that China could purchase American weapons. According to David Perdue, the U.S. ambassador to China, in a televised interview on Sunday, Trump proposed the sale of American arms as a response to China's concerns about weapons being supplied to Taiwan. "President Trump continues to say, 'Well, we sell arms to other countries around the world,'” Perdue said. "He even asked President Xi if he wanted to buy some, at one point," Perdue added, without specifying when this conversation took place. He noted that Trump and Xi have discussed arms sales every time they have met, but the U.S. position on arms sales to Taiwan has not changed. In June, China warned Taiwan that "seeking independence by relying on the United States or through military force constitutes a dead end." The U.S. approved arms sales worth $11.1 billion to Taiwan in December, which Perdue said showed that the Trump administration sold "more arms to Taiwan than any other president since 1979." Arms sales to Taiwan remain a sensitive issue between Washington and Beijing. The U.S. is legally required to provide weapons to Taiwan, which is governed by an elected president and parliament, to ensure its defense. China considers Taiwan an integral part of its territory and has vowed to regain control of the island, without ruling out the use of force, and has increased military pressure in recent years. Former U.S. President Donald Trump proposed to Chinese President Xi Jinping that China could purchase American weapons. This was confirmed by the American ambassador to Beijing, David Perdue, in an interview with the Fox News channel, though the exact timing of the conversation was not specified. Following the events in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, the European Union and the United States imposed an embargo on the sale of weapons to China.