Summary
- U.S. President Donald Trump said he had requested a postponement of the U.S.-China summit from China.
- Trump said he needs to remain in the United States due to a military operation against Iran, and that he requested a delay of about one month.
- He said he did not give details on new dates following the postponement request for the U.S.-China summit.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 16th (local time) that he had asked China to postpone the U.S.-China summit.
Trump had planned to visit China from the 31st of this month through the 2nd of next month to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Speaking to reporters at the White House that day, Trump—asked whether the U.S.-China summit would go ahead—said he would like to visit China but needs to remain in the United States due to a military operation against Iran, adding that he had "requested a delay of about a month."
He did not provide specifics on whether new dates had been set following the postponement request.
Choi Soo-jin, Hankyung.com reporter naive@hankyung.com
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