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discuss the [war on Iran](/news/2026/5/4/us-official-says-china-is-funding-iran-urges-beijing-to-help-open-hormuz) and other issues with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. ## In the US - Surveys show that the war is unpopular with US voters, who are facing sharply higher petrol prices
discuss tariffs, competition over tech, the Iran war and the US's relationship with Taiwan. Trump returns to a more assertive China since his last visit in 2017, as he faces growing scrutiny
discuss Iran,” Trump said on Friday. “We feel very similar about [how] we want it to end. We don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon. We want the straits open.” But China will
discuss the [Iran war](/news/2026/5/4/us-official-says-china-is-funding-iran-urges-beijing-to-help-open-hormuz) and other issues with his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping. White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said an opening ceremony and meeting will be on Thursday morning
Trade Operations (UKMTO) organisation said. BBC Verify has checked ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic which shows the vessel - identified by Vanguard as the Honduras-flagged Hui Chuan - last broadcast its location 70km (40 miles) north
discussed the Strait of Hormuz and the US-Israel war on Iran during his meeting with China’s Xi Jinping as [negotiations](/news/2026/5/11/unacceptable-whats-irans-peace-proposal-that-trump-has-rejected) to end the conflict and open the waterway are stalled. According
Trump on Friday announced that a three-day ceasefire between both sides would come into effect from Saturday. Moscow and Kyiv traded accusations of violations amid continued drone activity and civilian casualties on both sides
Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a verified source had told it that a cargo vessel has been struck "by an unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz. Further details were not immediately available. Earlier
trade deal now looks likely to be overshadowed by the war, with US intelligence briefing that China may have helped Iran militarily in the conflict. Beijing has denied such claims. When the conflict started
discussions on nuclear weapons, missiles, sanctions and other issues for later, according to officials in the region. Under a bill being prepared by Iran’s parliament, shippers would have to pay Tehran for “services” involved
trade remains the main focus of the visit. The summit comes as tensions over the war involving Iran continue to escalate, with Tehran accusing Washington and Israel of fabricating “justifications for atrocity”, while Trump insists
Xi Jinping, Americans largely view China as an economic rival seeking global dominance, according to [an NPR/Chicago Council on Global Affairs/Ipsos poll](https://bit.ly/49IKimu). But Americans also want to maintain a strong trading relationship
Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic, Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt and Mahmoud Abbas, the head
trading partners](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5818529/trump-china-iran-war), and there are questions about whether China has assisted Iran. The U.S. has spent weeks bombing Iran and is now blockading all ships connected to the country. ![U.S. President Donald