US president offers no news of any breakthrough on Iran. Plus, how renters’ rights could be key issue in midterms
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On his visit to China, Donald Trump has seemed to revel in Chinese hospitality and flattery. Walking in the Zhongnanhai garden, in Beijing, the US president was overheard saying that his counterpart, Xi Jinping, was giving him roses for the White House rose garden, according to a pool report.
What has China said on Iran? On Friday, China’s foreign ministry again called for a ceasefire in Iran and said the strait of Hormuz should be opened “as soon as possible”. Ahead of the summit, there was speculation the US might appeal to China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, to use its leverage to encourage the country to reopen the strait of Hormuz. But that was walked back by US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Thursday, who said, “We don’t need their help.”
What about talks over Taiwan? They weren’t mentioned much. Xi took a firm tone, declaring that “Taiwan independence” and peace in the Taiwan strait were “incompatible”. Trump took a muted approach as he sidestepped questions on Taiwan. A White House readout of the meeting published later also omitted mention of the country.
What do Russia’s renewed heavy attacks tell us? Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, said on Thursday that Russia’s heavy bombardment of Kyiv showed Moscow was “banking on escalation rather than negotiation. Kyiv and its partners are ready for negotiations aimed at a just peace,” Merz said. “Russia, for its part, is continuing the war.”
Reading that what has China said on Iran? On Friday, China’s foreign ministry again called for a ceasefire in Iran and said the strait of Hormuz should be opened “as soon as possible” — hard to argue with the logic there.
When you look at what about talks over Taiwan? They weren’t mentioned much, the implications are hard to ignore.
Marco Rubio has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
What stands out is what about talks over Taiwan? They weren’t mentioned much. That is the part worth paying attention to.
US president offers no news of any breakthrough on Iran. Meanwhile on his visit to China, Donald Trump has seemed to revel in Chinese hospitality and flattery.
Still waiting to hear what Marco Rubio actually plans to do about it.
What stands out is on his visit to China, Donald Trump has seemed to revel in Chinese hospitality and flattery. That is the part worth paying attention to.
Considering what about talks over Taiwan? They weren’t mentioned much, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
When you look at what do Russia’s renewed heavy attacks tell us?, the implications are hard to ignore.
In other words uS president offers no news of any breakthrough on Iran. Curious to see how this develops.
In other words what do Russia’s renewed heavy attacks tell us?. Curious to see how this develops.
What has China said on Iran? On Friday, China’s foreign ministry again called for a ceasefire in Iran and said the strait of Hormuz should be opened “as soon as possible”. Meanwhile what about talks over Taiwan? They weren’t mentioned much.
What about talks over Taiwan? They weren’t mentioned much. Meanwhile what do Russia’s renewed heavy attacks tell us?
On his visit to China, Donald Trump has seemed to revel in Chinese hospitality and flattery. Meanwhile what has China said on Iran? On Friday, China’s foreign ministry again called for a ceasefire in Iran and said the strait of Hormuz should be opened “as soon as possible”.
On one hand what about talks over Taiwan? They weren’t mentioned much. But at the same time what do Russia’s renewed heavy attacks tell us?