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China's Price for Iran Help: Cancel the Taiwan Arms Deal
Beijing is pressing Trump to shelve a $14 billion congressional arms package for Taiwan in exchange for using its leverage over Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump-Xi Summit Puts Iran's Hormuz Closure at Center of US-China Bargaining
Beijing faces a strategic choice at the May 14-15 summit: leverage its Iran relationship for trade concessions, or press Tehran to reopen the Strait.
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