WASHINGTON, March 16, 2026 (EFE).– The president of the United States, Donald Trumpstated today Monday that, due to the war in iranplans to delay the trip to approximately a month China which he was scheduled to do at the end of March to meet with his counterpart, Xi Jinping.
“Due to the guerraI want to be here. I feel like I have to be here. So we’ve asked to postpone it for a month or so, and I look forward to being with them. “We have a very good relationship,” he said. the president to the press.
Caroline Leavittthe White House spokespersonhad announced this Monday that there was a possibility that the Trump’s trip to Beijingplanned between the March 31 and April 3because he President is focused on the war in iran.
War in Iran: they deny that the trip is conditional on support in Hormuz
Over the weekend, in an interview with the Financial Times, Trump suggested that he could postpone the visit to the Asian giant until he knew the position of Beijing about whether you are willing to help ensure the safety of the Strait of Hormuzkey route for the transit of oil that Iran blocked in retaliation for American attacks.
Nevertheless, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who met today Monday with Chinese representatives in Paris to continue with the trade negotiations between the two superpowers, he ruled out before the press that a possible delay in the trip was due to discrepancies over the situation in Hormuz.
“A postponement would not be a consequence of a request from the President “It has not been attended to,” he said. Bessent.
What China says about Trump’s trip and the war in Iran
China asked today, Monday, to avoid an escalation around the Strait of Hormuz and stop military actions in Middle Eastwithout clarifying whether it will participate in the international coalition to escort ships that it has proposed Trump.
He Chinese Foreign Ministry He also assured that Beijing and Washington “maintain communication” about the “possible” trip of Trumpalthough the Chinese government has never confirmed the visit.
If completed, it would be the second visit of Trump to the Asian power, after what he did in 2017 during his first term. Both leaders last saw each other in October 2025 in South Korea.
The travel preparations coincide in a context of commercial uncertainty after the US Supreme Court recently limited part of the legal framework used by the Trump administration to impose widespread tariffs on China.
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