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Trump’s Threat to Delay Summit With Xi Casts New Shadow Over China Relations

Mar 16, 2026Center Left

President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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