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Trump Says Xi Offered Help On Hormuz, Promised No Military Support To Iran During Beijing Talks
US President Donald Trump is on a three-day visit to China. On Thursday, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first in-person meeting in Beijing. Both leaders discussed a varied range of issues, including Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. During an interview with Fox News, Trump revealed that Jinping offered to help keep the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz open and expressed willingness to assist in efforts related to a potential Iran deal.
“Xi would like to see a deal. He said that if he (Jinping) can be of ANY help at all, he would like to be of help,” the US President told the media house. “Yeah, he did say that. And look, anybody that buys that much oil has obviously got some kind of a relationship with them,” Trump added.
“But he said, ‘I would love to be help. If I could be of any help whatsoever, he’d like to see the Hormuz Strait open. He said, if I could be of any help whatsoever, I would like to help,” the US President reiterated.
When asked about discussions with Jinping about China giving military support to Iran, Trump said that the Chinese President assured him that Beijing would not give any military support to Tehran.
The remarks come shortly after the bilateral meeting between the two leaders. On Thursday, Trump and Jinping . held extensive discussions on trade, regional security, energy cooperation and Iran. According to the White House, both sides agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to ensure the free flow of global energy supplies.
During the visit, Trump and Xi also discussed expanding economic cooperation between the United States and China.
