Xi Jinping-Trump Meeting Postponed

Washington: The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump has been postponed. Trump has requested that the visit, which was scheduled for March, be delayed by a month due to rising tensions.

The meeting was originally set to take place from March 31 to April 2.Trump had previously hinted that the meeting might be postponed if China did not help smooth the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

China had strongly criticized the U.S.-Israel joint military attack against Iran. The United States is currently under pressure due to disruptions in global oil supplies and rising prices caused by the war.