Iran War Looms over Trump's China Visit
The conflict has disrupted global oil flows, with the International Energy Agency saying supply will fall by 3.9 million barrels per day in 2026.
- President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, seeking China's help resolving the Iran war he launched in late February.
- Global oil supply will fall by around 3.9 million barrels per day in 2026, the International Energy Agency reported Wednesday, with more than 1 billion barrels of Middle East supply already lost to war disruptions.
- Ship-Tracking data showed a Chinese supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude sailing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, marking the third known passage since U.S. and Israel strikes began on February 28.
- Senior U.S. and Chinese officials agreed last month that no country should charge tolls on regional traffic, the Trump administration said Tuesday, though China did not dispute this consensus ahead of the summit.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denounced "collusion with Israel" on social media, warning that those sowing division "will be held to account." Separately, Saudi fighter jets have bombed Iran-backed militias in Iraq, reflecting shifting regional alliances.
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China says will work with US as equals. Is Beijing more equal than others?
China's repeated emphasis on 'equality, respect, and mutual benefit' signals that Beijing no longer wants to be treated as a rival to be contained, but as an equal power centre shaping the global order. The lavish welcome for Trump, amid the Iran war and deep strategic tensions, reflected Beijing's confidence that the world is no longer unipolar.
CNN’s Brownstein Ties China Summit & Iran War to Minnesota ICE Unrest
On Thursday, amid President Trump’s state visit to China, CNN This Morning panelist Ron Brownstein, also a senior political analyst for the network, harkened back to the unrest seen in Minneapolis earlier in the year over the presence of ICE as he compared the unrest to actions between the U.S. and China, along with the War in Iran. He claimed the three situations were connected, as they were examples of President Trump’s “consistent pattern” t…
On cam: Xi Jinping mocks Trump's 'losses' in Iran war during first China meet in 9 years?
Xi Jinping opens the first Trump–Xi bilateral in China since 2017 by pointedly invoking the costs of confrontation and the U.S.–Iran war, while Trump counters with talk of a “fantastic future” for both countries. With Iran–U.S. talks in limbo after Trump rejected Tehran’s counteroffer, even his own aide Marco Rubio says it is in China’s interest to “step in” and help resolve the conflict.
Mr. Trump goes to Beijing: No Progress likely on Hormuz
London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – US President Donald Trump is meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping over May 14th- 15th. The pair will have many items on their crowded agenda, but an urgent one will be the status of the Strait of Hormuz, still largely impassable because of a standoff between Iran and the US. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, last week called for the Strait to re-open “as soon as possible” and said that gettin…
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