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No major breakthroughs as Trump leaves Beijing

ABC Australia · May 15, 2026, 9:15 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • US President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Thursday.
  • Both countries have agreed the war should end and the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened.
  • During the two-day visit, China's President, Xi Jinping, promised not to send Iran military equipment, Mr Trump said on the Sean Hannity show.

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US President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Thursday. (Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP)

Link copied Share Share article US President Donald Trump left China on Friday without securing tangible help from Beijing to end the Iran war, though both leaders felt "very similar" about it, Mr Trump said at Zhongnanhai.

Both countries have agreed the war should end and the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened.

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