On October 21, 2025, President Trump of the United States refuted the claim that China leads the West in military development. He emphasized that the U.S. possesses the most powerful military globally, far ahead of China. Furthermore, Trump mentioned that the U.S. has weapons that many people are unaware of.
During a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, Trump rebutted the assertion that China is ahead of the West militarily. “No, you read the wrong newspapers,” Trump told reporters, adding, “We are significantly ahead of (Communist) China in AI, and from the perspective of advanced weaponry, we are also far ahead of China.” Trump stated, “We have some weapons that many people have never even heard of. And these (weapons programs) were initiated by me four years ago. I rebuilt the military four years ago.”
Trump also downplayed the possibility of China invading Taiwan. He emphasized the deterrent power of the U.S. military strength and noted that the U.S. has the “most powerful military force in the world,” surpassing all other countries by a significant margin.
“We have the best equipment, we have the best everything, no one dares to provoke us, I don’t see Chairman Xi doing that,” he said. “I think we (US and China) will get along very well on Taiwan and other related issues.”
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, October 19, Trump accused China of using the money earned from the United States to build up its military. “You know, China (Communist Party) has taken hundreds of billions of dollars from us over the years. China (Communist Party) has built up their military might with our money. China (Communist Party) has taken hundreds of billions of dollars,” he said.
American author Bob Woodward mentioned in his book “Rage” that Trump revealed the existence of secret cutting-edge nuclear weapons that even Xi Jinping and Putin were unaware of.
Woodward stated that during his first term as U.S. President, Trump told him, “I have created a nuclear weapons system that the United States has never had before.” “We possess things you have never seen or heard of, neither Putin nor Xi Jinping have heard of what we have, what we have is incredible,” he said.
According to The Washington Post, Woodward later confirmed with U.S. military officials that the U.S. does indeed have a secret new weapons system, but they did not provide further details.