US president says Beijing had sent something ‘that wasn’t very nice’ and he thought he had an ‘understanding’ with Xi Jinping
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that US forces had intercepted a “gift from China” to Iran.
Speaking ahead of the expiry of the current two-week ceasefire on Wednesday, Trump told CNBC that Tehran had “probably done a little bit of restocking” and implied that Beijing had been helping its efforts.
He added: “We caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it, which wasn’t very nice, a gift from China.
“Perhaps, I don’t know, but I was a little surprised, but very good relationship but I thought I had an understanding with President Xi [Jinping], but that’s all right. That’s the way war goes.”
China’s foreign ministry denied the allegation, saying it “opposes any malicious association and hype” and added it was a foreign-flagged ship.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
