Trump Asked Xi if China Wanted to Buy US Weapons, Ambassador Says
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US President Trump spoke to China's leader Xi Jinping. This news comes from the American ambassador. The ambassador is a person who speaks for one country in another country.
Trump asked Xi a question. He asked if China wanted to buy US weapons. Weapons are things like guns used in war.
The ambassador is named Perdue. He talked about this question in public.
After that, US officials said something new. They said the US has no plans to sell weapons to China. A plan is an idea about what to do next.
China and the US often talk about trade. Trade means buying and selling things between countries.
Some people were surprised by Trump's question. Weapons are a very sensitive topic between the two countries.
The US and China are often seen as rivals. Rivals are two sides that compete with each other.
This story shows how the two big countries talk to each other. It also shows how words from one meeting can become big news.
Vocabulary6 words
- ambassador
- a person who speaks for their country in another country
- weapons
- things like guns used for fighting
- Perdue
- the name of the US ambassador in this story
- plans
- ideas about what to do next
- trade
- buying and selling things between countries
- rivals
- two sides that compete against each other
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Answer key
1. The American ambassador 2. If China wanted to buy US weapons 3. False
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US President Trump spoke to China's leader _____ Jinping.
This news comes from the American _____.
Trump asked Xi if China wanted to buy US _____.
The ambassador is named _____.
US officials said the US has no _____ to sell weapons to China.
China and the US often talk about _____.
The US and China are often seen as _____.
This story shows how the two big _____ talk to each other.
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