China and USA: Arms Trade

(asked on 14th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of President Trump's offer to sell weapons to China.


Answered by
Chris Elmore Portrait
Chris Elmore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 21st October 2026

President Xi Jinping's visit to the US and discussions with President Trump are a matter for the US and China. It would not be for the UK to comment on US-China engagement. The US is, and will continue to be, the UK's closest security and defence partner.

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