Китайцы не помогли надавить на Иран, как хотелось Трампу
www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-xi-set-second-day-talks-after-taiwan-warning-2026-05-14/
But just before Friday's meeting, China's foreign ministry issued a blunt statement outlining its frustration with the United States and Israel's war with Iran.
«This conflict, which should never have happened, has no reason to continue,» the ministry said, adding that China was supporting efforts to reach a peace deal in a war that had severely affected energy supplies and the global economy.
At Zhongnanhai, Trump said the leaders had discussed Iran and felt «very similar», though Xi did not comment.
Trump had been expected to urge China to use its leverage with Iran to make a deal. But analysts doubt Xi will be willing to push Tehran hard or end support for its military, given Iran’s value to Beijing as a strategic counterweight to the US.
A brief U.S. summary of Thursday's talks highlighted what the White House called the leaders' shared desire to reopen the Strait of Hormuz off Iran, through which a fifth of global oil and gas once flowed, and Xi's apparent interest in American oil purchases to pare its dependence on the Middle East.
«What's notable is that there's no Chinese commitment to do anything specific with regards to Iran,» said Patricia Kim, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution.


