Trump Says He May Delay Xi Summit, Urges China to Help Secure Strait of Hormuz

The president also demanded several countries that rely heavily on the Strait of Hormuz to help secure the shipping route.

President Donald Trump speaks with the media aboard Air Force One during a flight from Dover, Del., to Miami, Fla., on March 7, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on March 15 that he may delay a planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and expected Beijing to assist in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.

“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” the president said in an interview with the Financial Times.