China diplomacy Donald Trump Iran
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ?on ?Monday urged China to step ?up its diplomatic efforts to persuade Iran to open the Strait ?of Hormuz to international shipping, adding that the subject will be discussed when President Donald Trump ?meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping ?next week. “China, let’s see them step up with some diplomacy and get the Iranians ?to open ?the strait,” Bessent said during a live Fox News Channel interview. Bessent ?said that China was buying 90% of Iran’s energy, “so they are funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism.” He said that…
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