Anonymousabout 3 hours ago
China has confirmed a May 14–15 state visit by President Trump to Beijing, rescheduling a summit originally planned for March that was postponed when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. The two-month delay has reshaped the negotiating landscape: oil prices have nearly doubled, the U.S. Navy is blockading the Strait of Hormuz—choking off China's largest crude supply route—and Beijing has responded by tightening its grip on rare earth exports, leaving both sides approaching the table with sharper leverage and deeper grievances across trade, Taiwan, technology, and the Middle East.