Hours after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz had reopened, Trump posted on social media: “China’s President Xi is very happy that Strait of Hormuz is open and/or rapidly opening; I look forward to meeting Xi.“Our meeting in China will be a special one and, potentially, Historic. I look forward to being with President Xi – Much will be accomplished!”Trump was originally scheduled to travel to China at the end of March, but the visit was postponed until May 14 and 15 because of the Iran" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="39146" data-entity-type="event">US-Israeli war with Iran.On Friday night, Trump hailed the reopening of the strait and said negotiations “should go very quickly in that most of the points are already negotiated”.Citing Iranian sources, CNN said the US and Iranian delegations were expected to arrive in Pakistan this weekend and potentially start talks on Monday, though the US has not confirmed the schedule.
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Donald Trump predicts meeting with Xi Jinping will be ‘special’ ahead of China visit
Donald Trump announced his anticipation for a forthcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China, tentatively scheduled for May 14 and 15 after being postponed from late March due to the US-Israeli war with Iran. Trump expressed optimism that the meeting would be "special" and potentially "historic," coinciding with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which he noted President Xi was pleased about.
Josephine MaSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-18 · 04:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Donald Trump announced his anticipation for a forthcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China, tentatively scheduled for May 14 and 15 after being postponed from late March due to the US-Israeli war with Iran. Trump expressed optimism that the meeting would be "special" and potentially "historic," coinciding with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which he noted President Xi was pleased about. Trump also stated that negotiations should proceed quickly, suggesting that many points have already been discussed. The announcement follows reports of potential US-Iranian talks in Pakistan, though the US has not confirmed the schedule.
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Trump was originally scheduled to travel to China at the end of March.
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The visit was postponed until May 14 and 15 because of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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China's President Xi is very happy that Strait of Hormuz is open and/or rapidly opening
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US and Iranian delegations were expected to arrive in Pakistan this weekend and potentially start talks on Monday
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Meeting in China will be a special one and, potentially, Historic
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