Trump Risks Showdown With Xi Before Summit Over Hormuz Move

Donald Trump’s bid to block Iran from using the Strait of Hormuz chokes a key Chinese energy supply and risks a showdown with Xi Jinping a month before the two leaders are set to meet in Beijing.

Xi broke his near seven-week silence over the Iran war on Tuesday, warning the world order is “crumbling into disarray,” while pledging to play a “constructive role” in the Middle East. Ramping up its own rhetoric, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing blasted the US president’s naval blockade imposed this week as “dangerous and irresponsible.”