White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said that China has agreed to postpone Trump’s visit to Beijing
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that both sides are working on getting new dates as soon as they could.
Trump had been set to travel to Beijing from March 31 to April 2 for the first trip there of his 14-month-old second term. The trip will now take place in “about five or six weeks,” Trump said. The White House did not specify a date.
“China and the US remain in communication on President Trump’s visit to China, including the dates,” said a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington. “I have nothing to add at the moment.”
Earlier, Trump said that he is postponing the highly anticipated visit to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping as the war with Iran upends US foreign policy
“We are resetting the meeting,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We’re working with China. They were fine with it.”
The delay will also sideline talks to ease frictions between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan, tariffs, computer chips, illegal drugs, rare earths and agriculture.
Trump’s campaign in Iran has unleashed a wave of military and economic consequences and commanded attention from across his administration.
