Trump said China has agreed to buy oil from the U.S. as the two nations push for tangible wins at the two-day summit. Trump said that the Chinese president would like to see the Strait of Hormuz open and free of tolls. U.S. crude oil exports to China plunged 95% from 2023 to 8.4 million barrels in 2025. The two sides made “fantastic trade deals,” Trump said. US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May
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