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President Trump is heading to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, aiming to persuade China to compel Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. As Iran's primary oil buyer and key economic ally, China wields considerable influence over Tehran. US officials have indicated that trade incentives have been put on the table in return for Chinese diplomatic action, but experts caution that the results remain unpredictable.

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00:00president trump is heading to beijing for what may be the most consequential diplomatic meeting of his second term a
00:07face-to-face with chinese president xi jinping aimed at pressuring china to force iran to reopen the strait of
00:14hormuz and end the energy crisis crippling american households
00:17china is iran's most important economic partner buying the vast majority of iranian oil exports that flow through back channels
00:26despite the u.s blockade without chinese pressure analysts say iran has little economic incentive to back down trump's argument
00:35to xi is straightforward iran's intransigence is driving global inflation
00:40that is hurting chinese exports and destabilizing markets beijing relies on u.s officials traveling with trump say the administration
00:49has offered china significant trade concessions in exchange for cooperation whether xi will deliver remains deeply uncertain and the window
00:58for a diplomatic solution is narrowing with everyday gas prices stay above four dollar a gallon
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