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Lucy Quaggin

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his planned trip to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing will be delayed by “five or six weeks”, as the US-Israel war against Iran entered its third week.
“We’re working with China. They were fine with it … I look forward to seeing President Xi. He looks forward to seeing me, I think,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
The Chinese embassy in Washington did not confirm Trump’s timeline and said “China and the US remain in communication on President Trump’s visit to China, including the dates”.
The Beijing trip had been scheduled for March 31 to April 2, according to a White House announcement in February. The trip to meet Trump’s Chinese counterpart will mark his first visit to China of his second term.

Trump was speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday after a bilateral meeting with Irish leader Micheal Martin to mark St Patrick’s Day.
Describing China as “economically for us, very good, very good”, Trump added that “it’s much different than it was in the past, and we have a very good working relationship with China, so we’re making it in about five or six weeks”.
Trump had signalled a possible delay on Monday, saying the US was in talks with Beijing about the visit. “I don’t know, we’re working on that right now. We’re speaking to China. I’d love to, but because of the war, I want to be here. I have to be here, I feel,” Trump said, adding that the US had asked to delay the trip “a month or so”.
The postponement came as the US war against Iran entered its third week, with oil prices surging and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz – a key route that carries about a fifth of global oil supply – remaining at a virtual standstill.
Iran has used drones, missiles and mines to ⁠effectively close the channel for most tankers. About 20 vessels have been struck, reports have said.
While Trump has urged global powers including China to help secure the waterway, he has faced a wall of resistance from traditional partners.




Most US allies in Nato have rebuffed the president’s calls for a coalition, prompting Trump to call it “a very foolish mistake” on Tuesday. He also said the US no longer needed assistance.
“Because of the fact that we have had such Military Success, we no longer ‘need,’ or desire, ‌the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID!” Trump wrote on social media. He also singled out Asia-Pacific allies Japan, Australia and South Korea.
“WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!” he added.
Trump in recent days has tried to ramp up the pressure on allies, while urging China to send warships to the strait to keep it “open and safe”.
“Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area,” Trump said in a social media post on Saturday.
He reiterated that call on Monday, arguing that China and other nations dependent on the strategic waterway - which links the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean - should take responsibility for its security.
“China is a great example. They get 91 per cent of their oil from the Strait of Hormuz, which we protected for years,” Trump claimed. However, independent analysts put the figure at roughly 40 to 50 per cent.


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Visit with Chinese leader pushed back by up to six weeks as Trump stays in Washington during escalating US-Israeli war with Iran


Visit with Chinese leader pushed back by up to six weeks as Trump stays in Washington during escalating US-Israeli war with Iran.


Trump confirms delay of Beijing meeting with Xi amid Iran conflict

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Visit with Chinese leader pushed back by up to six weeks as Trump stays in Washington during escalating US-Israeli war with Iran