After high-stakes Xi meeting, Trump says China wants to buy oil from the United States
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China's President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Photograph: (AFP)
Fresh off his Xi summit, Trump is now making sweeping claims: China wants US oil, may buy more soybeans, won’t arm Iran, and could even help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Scroll down to read what he said.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (May 14) claimed that China wants to buy oil from the United States. Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping signalled renewed Chinese interest in purchasing US oil and soybeans, a potentially major shift given that China sharply reduced such imports during previous tariff escalations and increasingly leaned on Brazil for soybeans.
“They’ve agreed they want to buy oil from the United States,” the POTUS said. He also claimed that the Chinese President has assured him that Beijing would not provide military equipment to Iran. The POTUS revealed this in his first interview following the high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart.
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China to help open the Hormuz Strait
Furthermore, he claimed Xi offered to help broker a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been effectively blockaded since the conflict began on February 28, 2026. Notably, while the US President's claims are optimistic, Beijing has yet to release a matching statement confirming the "no military equipment" pledge.
“President Xi would like to see a deal made. He said, 'If I can be of any help at all, I would like to be of help.' Anybody that buys that much oil has obviously got some kind of relationship, but he'd like to see the Hormuz Strait open,” said Trump.
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Trump invites Xi to America
The US president also extended an invitation to President Xi and Madame Peng to visit the White House this September. Proposing a toast at the state banquet dinner in Beijing, Trump said, “To the rich and enduring ties between the American and Chinese people. It's a very special relationship.”
He added, "As allies in World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt's mentions of the brave people of China... drew loud cheers in his speeches in the United States, and everybody loved what he had to say."
During the state banquet in honour of US President Donald Trump, Xi also struck a warm and conciliatory note, suggesting that China’s pursuit of “great rejuvenation” and America’s “Make America Great Again” agenda could progress in tandem as the two nations work toward a more stable bilateral relationship.
