U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Beijing and agree, according to a White House readout, that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to allow the free flow of energy. Multiple outlets report the discussion took place during the leaders’ summit on Thursday. The readout links the Strait issue to broader energy stability concerns and notes that Xi expressed opposition to any tolls on vessels crossing the strait. Separate parts of the readout cover other topics raised during the same meeting: the leaders discuss building on progress to curb the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals into the United States, and they also discuss increasing Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products. One outlet adds that Xi signals interest in buying more American energy to reduce China’s reliance on Middle East oil and natural gas routed through the chokepoint. Reporting based on the White House summary also says Taiwan was not mentioned in the readout.
Trump and Xi agree Strait of Hormuz must remain open, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Beijing and agree, according to a White House readout, that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to allow the free flow of energy. Mu...
- Trump and Xi meet in Beijing on Thursday and discuss energy security.
- White House readout says the Strait of Hormuz must remain open for the free flow of energy.
- The leaders discuss reducing fentanyl precursor chemical flows into the United States.
- The readout includes discussion of increasing Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products.
- Reporting says Xi opposes tolls on vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz.
The deadlock over the Strait of Hormuz was one of the key issues discussed during the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping last week. As the impasse continues, here is where things stand. Iran prepares new transit mechanism Tehran is moving to formalise its control over the strait with a “professional mechanism” to regulate shipping. “The necessary fees will be collected for the specialised services provided under this mechanism,” Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s...
3 months agoABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/DUBAI — U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though China gave no indication it would weigh in. Flying back from Beijing on Friday after two days of talks with Xi, Trump said he was considering whether to lift U.S. sanctions on Chinese oil companies buying Iranian oil. China is the biggest buyer of Iranian oil. "I'm not asking for any favors because when you ask for favors, you have to do favors in return," Trump said when asked by a reporter on Air Force One whether Xi had made a firm commitment to put pressure on the Iranians to reopen the strait. Xi did not comment on his discussions with Trump about Iran, although China's foreign ministry criticized the war, calling it a conflict "which should never have happened, has no reason to continue." 'We want the straits open' Iran has effectively shut the strait, which carried one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas supply before the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on February 28. The disruption to shipping has caused the biggest o
3 months agoUS President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Tehran must reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
3 months agoTrump says Xi agrees Iran must not obtain nuclear weapon US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Iran should not possess a nuclear weapon and stressed that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open. Trump’s comments came as Tehran confirmed that United States officials had signalled readiness to continue negotiations, while Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran remained open to any role China could play in a future settlement. The developments followed confirmation by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that its naval forces allowed Chinese vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israel was in a heightened state of alert amid uncertainty over whether Trump would order renewed military action against Iran or continue diplomatic talks. Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One while returning from a visit to China, 15 May 2026 (Alex Wong/Getty Images via AFP)
3 months agoChina called for a rapid reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a goal it shares with the US, though there was no sign of a breakthrough between the superpowers on how to achieve that after President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing.
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