Trump, Xi agree Strait of Hormuz must stay open, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, May 14. AP-Yonhap
By Reuters
BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed in a meeting that the Strait of Hormuz must be open for the free flow of energy, according to a White House readout of the summit on Thursday.
Trump and Xi also discussed building on progress in ending the flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals into the U.S., as well as increasing Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products, the statement said.
Taiwan was not mentioned in the White House summary of the meeting, which it described as "good."