Trump indicated that China is supportive of the step and claimed that Beijing has agreed not to send weapons to Iran, signalling a degree of coordination between the two countries on the issue.
The US President said the two sides are working together effectively and stressed that cooperation is preferable to conflict, while also underlining that the US retains strong military capabilities if needed.
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Trump visit to China
The US President will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May during his first visit to China in eight years, a closely watched trip postponed due to the ongoing Iran war.
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Trump was expected to visit Beijing at the end of March, but delayed his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping by around a month while due to the war in the West Asia.
“Because of the war I want to be here, I have to be here, I feel. And so we’ve requested that we delay it a month or so,” Trump had told reporters at the White House on March 17, when asked about the China trip.
He later confirmed in a Truth Social post that the visit to Beijing is now scheduled for May 14–15, and also said he plans to host Xi for a reciprocal visit in Washington later this year.
“Our Representatives are finalising preparations for these Historic Visits,” Trump said. “I look very much forward to spending time with President Xi in what will be, I am sure, a Monumental Event.”
Trump’s last trip to China, in 2017, was the most recent by any USA president.
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