Trump says U.S. requested summit with Xi be delayed 'a month or so'

▲ U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on March 16, 2026, in this photo released by Reuters. (Yonhap)

Trump-China visit

Trump says U.S. requested summit with Xi be delayed 'a month or so'

By Song Sang-ho

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has requested that a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping be delayed for "a month or so," as the U.S. conducts its military campaign against Iran.

Trump made the remarks during a press availability at the White House, a day after he told the Financial Times that he might delay the summit, calling on Beijing to help stop Iran's attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route which is responsible for about a fifth of the world's oil supply.

"I'd love to, but because of the war, I want to be here. I have to be here," he said. "So we've requested that we delay it a month or so."

Trump had reportedly planned to visit China from late this month to early April.

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