US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised him that China will not send military aid to Iran. The leaders held talks in Beijing on Thursday, which was the first visit by a US president to China since 2017.
US officials sought to persuade China to help pressure Iran to agree to US peace terms and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran had closed. “enemy ships” to respond to US and Israeli airstrikes.
“He said he will not provide military equipment. That is a big statement,” Trump told Fox News. He added that China wanted the Strait of Hormuz to remain open because it imports oil from the region.
“He said they buy a lot of oil there, and they would like to continue to do so,” Trump said.
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