US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that China is very happy that the Strait of Hormuz is being opened permanently, adding that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, will give him a “big, fat hug” during his upcoming visit to China.
In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also – And the World. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran. President Xi will give me a big, fat hug when I get there in a few weeks. We are working together smartly and very well! Doesn’t that beat fighting??? BUT REMEMBER, we are very good at fighting, if we have to – far better than anyone else!!!”
He added that China has committed not to supply weapons to Iran, nearly a week after reports citing US intelligence claimed that Beijing is preparing to send weapons to help Tehran as the two-week ceasefire was in place. As per the CNN report, Tehran has been using the two-week ceasefire with the US as an opportunity to replenish its weapons. After hearing reports of Beijing’s military support for Tehran, Trump stated, “I had heard that China’s giving weapons to- I mean, you’re seeing it all over the place- to Iran.”
He added that he subsequently engaged the Chinese President to address the issue: “And I wrote him a letter asking him not to do that, and he wrote me a letter saying that essentially he’s not doing that.”
This is a developing story. More details awaited.
