JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would have a long talk with President Xi Jinping about the war in Iran during his upcoming visit to China, but added he did not think he needed Xi's help.
"I think we don't need any help related to Iran. We will win it one way or another, peacefully or otherwise," Trump told reporters as he left the White House for China, Al Arabiya reported from Reuters (13/5).
Leaders of the world's two largest economies will hold their first face-to-face talks in more than six months as they try to stabilize relations strained by trade, the US and Israel's war with Iran, and other areas of contention.
Trump is heading to China amid the unresolved Iran war with diplomatic negotiations to end it which have reached a dead end. It is known that the Bamboo Curtain State maintains relations with Iran and remains the main consumer of its oil exports.
Trump has relied on China to use its influence to encourage Tehran to reach an agreement with Washington and end the conflict that began when the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran in late February.
The Republican politician is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday, ahead of talks that will take place on Thursday and Friday. This will be his first visit to China since 2017.
He later told reporters: "We have a lot of things to discuss. To be honest, I wouldn't say Iran is one of them, because we have controlled Iran very well."
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