Donald Trump threatened to delay his summit with Xi Jinping if Beijing doesn’t help secure the Strait of Hormuz, as the U.S.-Israel war stifles oil supplies and unsettles ties between the world’s biggest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/16/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-meeting-delay-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #donaldtrump #xijinping #trade #iran #middleeast #uschinarelations #oil #pla
Trump threatens Xi summit delay if China doesn’t help in Hormuz

Trump stressed China’s dependence on oil from the Middle East in an interview with The Financial Times, as he reiterated a demand for Beijing to help unblock the key waterway.

The Japan Times
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