Trump demand for Beijing’s help with Iran lands flat

🇺🇸 The Sydney Morning Herald (US) —
Trump demand for Beijing’s help with Iran lands flat

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Trump threatened to postpone a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping unless Beijing helps police the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran conflict. US officials quickly backtracked from the demand, highlighting tensions in the US-China relationship over the Iran crisis.

The US president has threatened to delay his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping unless Beijing helps to police the Strait of Hormuz. His officials soon backtracked.

World Security Conflict Politics Markets Shipping Trump Xi Jinping Iran Strait of Hormuz US-China relations diplomacy geopolitics

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