• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, focusing on the US-Israel war against Iran and its consequences.
  • China is Iran’s most important trading partner and largest buyer of Iranian oil, and has criticized US actions against Iran.
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on China to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for international shipping.
  • US President Donald Trump is expected in Beijing next week for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first US presidential visit to China in nearly nine years.
  • Relations between the two largest economies have deteriorated over trade, security issues, and Taiwan.

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