The United States has no plan to sell weapons to China, the White House and State Department said after US Ambassador to China David Perdue said President Donald Trump had asked Xi Jinping whether Beijing would be interested in buying American arms. US law bars such sales, and China is classified by the Commerce Department as an arms-embargoed country, making any transaction contingent on a major policy change. The comments have renewed focus on Washington's Taiwan policy, including a proposed arms package valued at up to $14 billion that is described as delayed or paused. Perdue has separately said Trump approved an $11 billion Taiwan package and increased arms transfers to the island. China continues to oppose US arms sales to Taiwan, while the Taiwan Relations Act provides the framework for Washington to make defensive equipment available to the island. China's Foreign Ministry did not confirm Perdue's account when asked about it. The market implications center less on a currently unconfirmed China sale than on future Taiwan procurement, US-China relations and risks to Taiwan's critical semiconductor supply chain.