Rubio: US, China agree Strait of Hormuz should not be 'militarized'
Key takeaways
- Rubio, who traveled with President Trump for his high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, despite having been sanctioned by the Chinese government since 2020, told NBC News that the U.S.
- The Chinese side said they are not in favor of militarizing the Straits of Hormuz, and they re not in favor of a tolling system, and that s our position, Rubio told NBC News s Tom Llamas in Beijing.
- The top U.S. diplomat said that China supports Iran not being able to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon and emphasized that the big difference between China s response and the U.S.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Rubio, who traveled with President Trump for his high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, despite having been sanctioned by the Chinese government since 2020, told NBC News that the U.S. has not asked for China s help with Iran.
The Chinese side said they are not in favor of militarizing the Straits of Hormuz, and they re not in favor of a tolling system, and that s our position, Rubio told NBC News s Tom Llamas in Beijing. We will never support an Iranian tolling system in the Straits of Hormuz, nor do we think they have a right to put mines in international waters.
The top U.S. diplomat said that China supports Iran not being able to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon and emphasized that the big difference between China s response and the U.S. military response is we re actually trying to do something about it.