Trump Appeals to Xi Jinping to Keep Strait of Hormuz Open Amid Iran Standoff

US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping met to stress the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for global energy flows. The White House said both leaders agreed the waterway must remain free from militarisation or toll charges. Trump told reporters that Xi promised Beijing would not supply military equipment to Iran and underscored China’s interest in uninterrupted oil shipments. China’s foreign ministry record of the talks made no mention of Iran or the strait. Shipping data shows some Chinese tankers have transited the waterway under special agreements with Iran. Meanwhile, US Central Command says it has redirected 70 vessels and disabled four to enforce the blockade on Iranian ports.

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