Rubio: US, China agree Strait of Hormuz should not be ‘militarized’

The meeting came amid an impasse in peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran aimed at ending their months-old war and reopening safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane for oil, fertilizer and other commodities.

President Trump and China's Xi Jinping met in Beijing on Thursday, while Israel and Lebanon are set to resume peace talks in Washington.

But there was no signal from China that Mr. Xi’s government would grow more assertive in pressuring Iran to allow more ships through the strait, let alone to agree to a peace deal that would suit Mr. Trump.

The discussions also focused on tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route heavily affected by the ongoing Iran conflict.