Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly promised the United States that Beijing will not supply military equipment to Iran and is ready to help ensure free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump stated this after the meeting of the two leaders in Beijing.
According to US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping offered the US help in securing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and pledged not to provide military equipment to Iran. You reportedly said this to Trump during their meeting in Beijing. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
- According to Trump, Xi Jinping offered the United States help with Hormuz.
- According to Trump, Xi Jinping has pledged that China will not arm Iran.
- Trump and Xi agreed that Iran must not have a nuclear weapon.
China will reportedly not arm Iran
According to Trump, the Chinese leader would welcome an agreement between the United States and Iran that would lead to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Xi offered his help in the matter, Trump said on the Fox News show, adding that Xi had also made it clear that China would not arm Iran.
China’s Foreign Ministry said Xi and Trump discussed events in the Middle East, but did not provide further details.
The impact of the war against Iran on China
Iran has been blocking the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies normally pass, since the outbreak of war with the US and Israel on February 28. China is heavily dependent on the supply of energy raw materials via this key sea route. In an effort to cut off Iran’s oil revenues, the United States imposed a blockade on Iranian ports in April.
Trump and Xi had already agreed during Thursday’s meeting in Beijing, according to the White House, that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to international shipping and that Iran could never possess a nuclear weapon.
