Trump presses Xi over reported Chinese support for Iran
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President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to halt support for Iran during Xi’s three-day state visit to Washington, according to Axios. The Guardian reported that Trump told Xi any Chinese help for Iran was unacceptable, while The Times of India cited a U.S. envoy as saying the leaders discussed China “helping Iran.”
CNN reported, citing unnamed sources, that intelligence supplied by Chinese groups has helped Iran target U.S. sites with increasing effectiveness. NDTV separately reported that Chinese satellite assistance was making Iranian drone operations more lethal. The reports did not establish in the published information whether the groups were acting under direct orders from Beijing.
The Iran issue was one element of a summit that also covered trade and artificial intelligence. Taiwan, another major source of tension between Washington and Beijing, was discussed privately but not mentioned publicly by either leader, Deutsche Welle reported. According to The Guardian, Xi urged the United States to maintain what he called the “correct position” of opposing Taiwanese independence.
Trump said after the visit that he and Xi would meet twice more before the end of 2026, including at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in China in November, The Hill reported.
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