Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed with US President Donald Trump that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open, the White House said on Thursday following the US-China summit in Beijing.
According to NBC News, the White House shared a statement about the Trump-Xi talks, not mentioning the issue of Taiwan and extensively referring to the war in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. “President Trump had a good meeting with President Xi of China,” a White House official said.
“The two sides discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation between our two countries, including expanding market access for American businesses into China and increasing Chinese investment in our industries. Leaders from many of the United States’ largest companies joined a portion of the meeting,” the official said.
“The two sides agreed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to support the free flow of energy. President Xi also made clear China’s opposition to the militarisation of the strait and any effort to charge a toll for its use, and he expressed interest in purchasing more American oil to reduce China’s dependence on the strait in the future,” the White House official added.