Al Arabiya English
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed in a meeting that the Strait of Hormuz must be open for the free flow of energy, according to a White House readout of the summit on Thursday.During his trip, Trump was expected to encourage China to convince Iran to make a deal with Washington to end the conflict. Iran is a major ally of China. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Iran has largely blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz -- which normally carries one fifth of the world’s oil and LNG shipments -- since the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel on February 28.The United States has imposed its own naval blockade on Iranian ports despite a fragile ceasefire in place since April 8.Trump and Xi also discussed building on progress in ending the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals into the US, as well as increasing Chinese purchases of US agricultural products, the statement said.Taiwan was not
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