US EditionTrump says U.S. asked China to delay Xi meeting ‘a month or so’ due to Iran war
Trump delayed the summit with Xi Jinping by about a month to manage US-Israeli war efforts and seek China's help securing the Strait of Hormuz, affecting global oil trade.
- On March 16, President Donald Trump said he asked China to delay his summit with Xi Jinping by about a month, citing war demands, at the White House.
- Facing the Iran war, Iran has restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, affecting about one-fifth of world oil transit, while Trump tied the summit's timing to China's help in reopening the strait.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris, discussing U.S. agricultural goods, rare earths, and a proposed trade-boosting mechanism.
- The delay will sideline negotiations on Taiwan, tariffs, chips, rare earths and agriculture, with President Donald Trump saying the visit is pushed back five or six weeks, adding uncertainty for markets and diplomatic actors.
- China said on March 17 it had noted U.S. clarifications and that both sides are maintaining communication about the visit, while Scott Bessent framed any schedule change as logistical rather than pressure.
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ANALYSIS | Trump has delayed the Beijing summit. China wonders if he'll ever come to the negotiating table
The question echoing through Beijing’s diplomatic and political circles is whether U.S. President Donald Trump will show up for a summit in Beijing that was originally supposed to take place this month. Distracted by a self-launched war in Iran and facing mounting domestic pressure, Trump has pushed the China file to the side to focus on war strategy.
US President Trump postpones his long-awaited visit to China, allegedly because of the war against Iran. In fact, he has catapulted himself into a complex situation – from which the great rival of all things should benefit. A look at past wars promises nothing good.
China will not help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Ormuz as requested by President Donald Trump, but it will probably welcome the news that the president postponed his trip to Beijing while Washington runs the risk of a stalemate in the Middle East, analysts say.The most recent events take place in the midst of increasing pressure after three weeks of U.S. fighting against Iran, because oil has stopped circulating in the Strait and the U.S. allie…
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