00:00US President Donald Trump's planned trip to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing has
00:05been delayed as the US-Israel and Iran conflict enters its third week. He confirms that the
00:13timeline of his visit is pushed back up to six weeks as he stays in Washington amid the escalating
00:19war. According to a White House announcement last month, Trump's Beijing trip had been
00:27initially scheduled for March 31 to April 2. He would have marked his first visit to China
00:32during his second term. The postponed visit brings uncertainty for diplomacy and markets
00:38alike as the conflict continues to drive up global oil prices and threaten shipping through
00:43the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has said the US was not ready to leave the military operation
00:48in Iran yet but told reporters on Tuesday that there could be changes in the near future.
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