Xi Jinping – War Watch

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China Seeks an Advantage With Both Trump and Iran as War Evolves
ByEdward Wong May 3, 2026May 4, 2026

With President Trump’s visit to Beijing looming, China is pushing Iran to negotiate even as its companies export material that could be used by Iran’s military.

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How Trump’s Iran Blockade Is Complicating a High-Stakes Trip to China
ByDavid E. Sanger and Tyler Pager April 30, 2026

If President Trump flies to China as planned in May, the primary topic will clearly be the rippling economic effects of a war that Beijing has made clear it viewed as unnecessary.

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Xi Calls for Hormuz to Reopen as China Balances Its Gulf Interests
ByDavid Pierson and Berry Wang April 21, 2026April 21, 2026

The comments on the Strait of Hormuz by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, reflect Beijing’s complex relations with Iran and other Persian Gulf nations.

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Iran Resisted a Powerful Attacker. Taiwan Can, Too.
ByDaniel Byman and Seth G. Jones April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

By holding off America’s more powerful military, Iran showed how Taiwan can deter or defeat China.

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Trump’s Blockade Risks Upending an Emerging Détente With China
ByDavid E. Sanger and Tyler Pager April 15, 2026April 15, 2026

In a thinly veiled critique of the war in Iran, China’s leader said the world could not risk reverting “to the law of the jungle.”

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China Offers Veiled Criticism of U.S. as Iran War Threatens Oil Imports
ByLily Kuo April 14, 2026April 15, 2026

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, said that the world cannot risk reverting “to the law of the jungle.” Beijing has taken a more active role diplomatically as the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz persists.

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U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War
ByMark Mazzetti, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes April 11, 2026

China may have shipped missiles to Iran, and Beijing is allowing some companies to sell Tehran supplies that can be used in military production, American officials said.

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Trump is being schooled on the limits of US power – but he is a slow learner | Rafael Behr
ByRafael Behr March 18, 2026

Last year it was China’s answer to tariffs, now it’s Iran’s retaliation to airstrikes – ‘America First’ keeps foundering on global economicsDonald Trump is teaching the world a lesson, but not the one he thinks. The attack on Iran was meant to be a daz…

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Trump seeks to delay China summit as Vance denies ‘wedge’ over Iran war
ByRobert Tait in Washington March 16, 2026

Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on IranDonald Trump revealed that he had asked China to delay his forthcoming visit to Beijing while the war with Iran was continuing, as he attempted to s…

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Trump’s Threat to Delay Summit With Xi Casts New Shadow Over China Relations
ByRavi Mattu March 16, 2026March 17, 2026

President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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