{"id":114686,"date":"2026-05-15T03:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/114686\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T03:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:57:09","slug":"xi-would-also-like-to-see-the-hormuz-strait-open-donald-trump-on-us-china-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/114686\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Xi would also like to see the Hormuz Strait open\u2019: Donald Trump on US-China talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u2018Xi US President Donald Trump<\/a> said Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/a> wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened, as the two leaders discussed the ongoing Iran conflict and global energy disruptions during high-level talks in Beijing.Speaking to Fox News after his meeting with Xi, Trump said both leaders agreed that the strategically crucial shipping route, effectively shut since the Iran war began in late February, must reopen to stabilise global energy supplies.\u201cHe\u2019d like to see the Hormuz Strait open,\u201d Trump said of Xi. \u201cHe said if I can be of any help whatsoever, I would like to help.\u201dAround 20 per cent of the world\u2019s oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz before the conflict erupted, with prolonged disruptions pushing global crude prices sharply higher and raising fears of a wider economic slowdown.Trump said Xi also opposed any proposal to impose tolls on ships crossing the strait and expressed interest in China potentially buying more American oil in the future to reduce its dependence on Gulf energy supplies.<\/p>\n

Iran, economy dominate Trump-Xi talks<\/p>\n

The Iran conflict emerged as a major focus during the two-hour meeting between the leaders at the Great Hall of the People, despite Trump earlier downplaying the issue before leaving for Beijing.US secretary of state Marco Rubio had said before the summit that Washington would urge Beijing to pressure Tehran into ending the conflict.\u201cEconomies are melting down because of this crisis,\u201d Rubio said, as quoted by AP, warning that prolonged instability would eventually hurt Chinese exports as well.China has publicly criticised US and Israeli strikes on Iran, but analysts say Beijing holds considerable leverage as Iran\u2019s biggest trading partner.<\/p>\n

Trump praises ties with Xi despite tensions<\/p>\n

As he wrapped up his visit, Trump insisted relations between Washington and Beijing were improving despite disagreements over Iran, Taiwan and trade.In a Truth Social post, Trump claimed Xi had congratulated him on his administration\u2019s \u201ctremendous successes\u201d and said the Chinese leader\u2019s remarks about the US being a \u201cdeclining nation\u201d were directed at former President Joe Biden rather than the current administration.\u201cTwo years ago, we were, in fact, a Nation in decline,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cBut now, the United States is the hottest Nation anywhere in the world.\u201dXi also hosted Trump at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese leadership compound usually reserved for special diplomatic engagements, in what observers viewed as a personal gesture toward the US president.<\/p>\n

Taiwan remains key flashpoint<\/p>\n

Despite the cordial public tone, Taiwan remained a sensitive issue during the summit.According to news agency AP, Xi warned Trump privately that mishandling the Taiwan issue could push the two countries toward \u201cclashes and even conflicts.\u201dRubio later said US policy on Taiwan remained \u201cunchanged\u201d and warned it would be \u201ca terrible mistake\u201d for China to attempt to take the self-ruled island by force.Trump and Xi also discussed possible trade deals, including increased Chinese purchases of US agricultural products and Boeing aircraft, as both sides sought to ease economic tensions amid the broader geopolitical uncertainty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened, as the two…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[39408,38,2341,102,342,101,39610,39609,24135,35044,986],"class_list":{"0":"post-114686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-strait-of-hormuz","8":"tag-beijing-talks","9":"tag-donald-trump","10":"tag-global-energy-supplies","11":"tag-hormuz","12":"tag-iran-conflict","13":"tag-strait-of-hormuz","14":"tag-taiwan-issue","15":"tag-trade-deals","16":"tag-us-china-relations","17":"tag-us-secretary-of-state","18":"tag-xi-jinping"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116576586448246017","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}