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Could Trump’s Hormuz blockade derail China summit with Xi Jinping?
April 13, 2026
South China Morning Post
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Donald Trump’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz “forces Beijing into a political dilemma” and could potentially derail the US president’s coming summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, analysts said. After talks in Pakistan between the US and Iran ended without a deal on Sunday, Trump said in a social media post that the US would seal off the strategically vital chokepoint.
In a narrower order issued later, the US military said American forces would blockade only “maritime traffic...
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