Overview
- The president said he is resetting the trip originally set for March 31–April 2 and expects to go in about five to six weeks.
- He cited the need to manage the war with Iran from Washington, after earlier telling the Financial Times he wanted China’s answer on helping secure the Strait of Hormuz.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said any delay was to coordinate the war effort, while China’s Foreign Ministry said the timing is under discussion and rejected linking it to Hormuz reports.
- Preparatory talks in Paris between Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng covered added U.S. farm purchases, rare earth flows and possible mechanisms to manage trade, but no summit deliverables were announced.
- The postponement pauses efforts to ease disputes over tariffs, chips, Taiwan and fentanyl and adds uncertainty as Hormuz disruptions lift oil prices and raise shipping risks.