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Trump praises China for remaining ‘relatively inactive’ during Strait of Hormuz crisis

Trump praises China for remaining ‘relatively inactive’ during Strait of Hormuz crisis
Source: SCMP - World

US President Donald Trump praised China on Monday for remaining on the sidelines during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Washington. “Even with the Strait of Hormuz, he’s relatively inactive. He’s been relatively inactive by comparison to what he could have been,” Trump said while responding to a reporter’s question on Xi’s likely visit. “He’s coming in a couple of weeks. He looks forward to it. I look forward to...

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