March 17 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he has delayed his trip to China for "five or six weeks" to focus on the war against Iran.
Trump told the Financial Times Sunday that he would postpone the trip if Chinese President Xi Jinping wouldn't help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
"It's only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there," Trump said. He said that 90% of China's oil comes from the Middle East.
"We're resetting the meeting, and it looks like it'll take place in about five weeks," Trump said. "We're working with China. They were fine with it."
The trip was scheduled for March 31 to April 2 and focused on trade.
