Trump Xi Summit
Trump and Xi Discuss Iran and Strait of Hormuz During White House Summit
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President Donald Trump said he discussed Iran and the Strait of Hormuz with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing confidence that the situation would be manageable. The leaders publicly emphasized friendship and cooperation at their White House summit, but provided few specifics about addressing the Iran war or restoring safe passage for shipping. China’s account said the talks covered the Middle East, trade and artificial intelligence, while leaving open whether Beijing would help press Tehran to end the conflict.
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Trump confirmed the Iran and Hormuz discussion while speaking to reporters during a joint visit with Xi to the U.S. National Archives; when asked about the Strait, he said, “I think we’ll be fine.”
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At the state dinner, Xi said the leaders had held “sincere and in-depth exchanges and reached common understanding on many issues,” which he said was important to establishing “strategic stability” in U.S.-China relations.
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Xi’s visit lasted more than three hours and included a tour of Trump’s construction projects on the White House property. The state dinner also included business leaders such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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