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Washington hopes Beijing will help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, the secretary of state has said<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>The US plans to persuade China to pressure Iran into making concessions in the Middle East conflict, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said ahead of a meeting between the two countries\u2019 leaders in Beijing.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold talks on Thursday, with discussions expected to include the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the issue of Taiwan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s in their interest to resolve this,\u201d<\/em> Rubio told Fox News host Sean Hannity aboard Air Force One en route to China. \u201cWe hope to convince them to play a more active role in getting Iran to walk away from what they\u2019re doing now and trying to do now in the Persian Gulf.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rubio argued that helping the US would ultimately benefit China\u2019s export-oriented economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cEconomies are melting down because of this crisis in the Strait. They\u2019re going to be buying less Chinese product and Chinese exports are going to drop precipitously,\u201d<\/em> Rubio said.<\/p>\n

China has condemned the war against Iran as illegal under international law. It has also dismissed US sanctions targeting Chinese refineries and satellite companies accused of aiding Iran. In response, China ordered domestic businesses to not comply with the sanctions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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