Trump-Xi China summit may be delayed if Trump wants to stay in Washington for Iran war: Bessent
Trump's visit, scheduled for March 31-April 2, would be the first for a U.S. president since he went to the country in 2017.
President Trump said Tuesday that he has postponed his planned summit in China later this month because of the U.S. war with Iran.
Trump's visit, scheduled for March 31-April 2, would be the first for a U.S. president since he went to the country in 2017.
Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on IranDonald Trump revealed that he had asked China to delay his forthcoming visit to Beijing while the war with Iran was continuing, as he attempted to strike a united front on Monday with his vice-president JD Vance, who is believed to have been skeptical…
President Donald Trump’s request for a delay to his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is a likely welcome development for Beijing, even as it threatens to inject new uncertainty into ties between the world’s two largest economies.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast doubt on the planned trip earlier, while insisting it was not meant to pressure China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump was planning to visit China at the end of March.
President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that he might delay his planned trip to China due to the Iran war, especially if China refuses to help secure the Strait of Hormuz against Iranian terror attacks on civilian tankers and cargo ships. The post Trump Warns China Trip May Be Delayed Due to Iran War appeared first on Breitbart.
As U.S. forces move to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the escalating war with Iran, some analysts say the conflict could deliver an unexpected strategic payoff: new leverage over China’s ability to wage war — including a potential invasion of Taiwan. Though the administration hasn’t listed control of the strait as an objective, Foundation…