President Trump said Friday he did not ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil corridor that Tehran blockaded in early March after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeted the Islamic republic.
President Trump on Thursday invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the White House on September 24, wrapping up the first day of a two-day summit with a state banquet that drew some of the largest names in American business.
President Donald Trump has pledged to personally intervene for a Christian pastor imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party without charges since October, bringing the case directly to Xi Jinping during his upcoming high-stakes visit to Beijing.
The United States and five other nations issued a joint statement in support of Panama after China retaliated against the country for its closing of concessions held by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison.
A Chinese national accused of stealing COVID-19 research from American universities on behalf of Beijing has been extradited to the United States and is now facing federal charges, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Tuesday.