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Trump confirms delay of Beijing meeting with Xi amid Iran conflict
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his planned trip to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing will be delayed by “five or six weeks”, as the US-Israel war against Iran entered its third week. “We’re working with China. They were fine with it … I look forward to seeing President Xi. He looks forward to seeing me, I think,” Trump told reporters at the White House. The Chinese embassy in Washington did not confirm Trump’s timeline and said “China and the US remain in communication on...