Trump, Xi agree Strait of Hormuz must stay open and Iran can’t have nukes: White House
Trump said Xi backed keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and blocking an Iranian nuclear weapon, as oil disruptions continue to rattle markets.
- US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to support free energy flow and that Iran should never acquire nuclear weapons after their summit in Beijing.
- The leaders discussed expanding economic cooperation, including increasing market access for American businesses in China and boosting Chinese investment in US industries.
- Xi Jinping emphasized that improper handling of the Taiwan issue could lead to clashes between China and the US, highlighting its importance in bilateral relations.
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Trump also noted that both agreed that Iran should not possess nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Ormuz should remain open
China urges lasting Middle East ceasefire and reopening of shipping routs
Beijing, May 15 (SANA) China on Friday called for a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in the Middle East and urged the reopening of international maritime routes amid ongoing regional tensions. According to Agence France-Presse, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on the sidelines of talks in Beijing between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump that maritime routes should be reopened in response to c…
Trump, China’s Xi ’agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons’
US President Donald Trump said that he had agreed in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and must re-open the Strait of Hormuz, while saying that his patience with Iran was "running out". "We’ve settled a lot of different problems that other people wouldn’t have been able to solve," Trump said on Friday after he met Xi in Beijing on the second day of talks which included the Iran war, Taiw…
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