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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Looking for leverage: China keeps close eye on US politics after summit delay

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping shaking hands
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping last met in person in October. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

The White House said on Wednesday that China had agreed to postpone Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, as war in the Middle East rages on, complicating the US president’s position at home and abroad.

China has not yet commented on the delay to the highly anticipated trip, in which Trump and the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will meet in person for the first time since October. Trump previously said he hoped to delay the trip, originally scheduled to run from 31 March to 2 April, for “five or six weeks”.

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