White House 'Trump, Xi Agreed Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Open'

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that "the Strait of Hormuz must remain open," the White House said Thursday, following the US-China summit in Beijing.

The White House shared a statement about the Trump-Xi talks, not mentioning the issue regarding Taiwan, and extensively referring to the Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz.

?President Trump had a good meeting



with President Xi of China,? White House said in the statement shared on US social media company X.

?The two sides discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation between our two countries, including expanding market access for American businesses into China and increasing Chinese investment into our industries. Leaders from many of the United States? largest companies joined a portion of the meeting,? the statement said.