BREAKING LIVE: President Trump Threatens China, Delaying Xi Summit Unless China Helps Secure Hormuz | CNBC TV18 The Chinese Foreign Ministry holds a daily media briefing in Beijing U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to delay his summit with Xi Jinping if Beijing doesn’t help secure the Strait of Hormuz, as the U.S.-Israel war stifles oil supplies and unsettles ties between the world’s biggest economies. Trump stressed China’s dependence on oil from the Middle East in an interview with The Financial Times, as he reiterated a demand for Beijing to help unblock the key waterway. One day earlier, the Republican leader appealed to China to join a team effort to send ships to the strait through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes. "It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” Trump said Sunday in the interview. His trip to Beijing slated for the end of this month would be too late, Trump added, underscoring his growing urgency around efforts to counter Iran’s chokehold on the strait. While China hasn’t made any official response to the request, the state-run Global Times dismissed the idea as Trump’s attempt to spread the risk "of a war that Washington started and can’t finish.” The commentary published by the nationalist tabloid on Sunday night explained why Beijing wouldn’t sign up to the proposal. "Crowding a volatile waterway with warships from multiple nations doesn’t create security. It creates flashpoints. If any single vessel were struck, the consequences could rapidly spiral beyond anyone’s control,” it reads. This is "more a carefully structured transfer of risk.” China’s Foreign Ministry said both sides are in communication about Trump's visit. Chinese and U.S. trade chiefs are convening in Paris to tee-up the Trump-Xi summit, with talks set to resume on Monday. Trump administration officials have also said they are engaging with allies including the U.K., South Korea and Japan to secure the strait, although so far most countries have expressed caution about deploying resources to an active war zone. #chinausrelations #straitofhormuz #trumpximeeting #iranisraelwar #middleeastconflict #cnbctv18