US to persuade China to play 'more active role' in resolving Iran war crisis during Trump-Xi talks: Rubio

BEIJING: (May 14) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington hopes to convince Beijing during the talks between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart to play a more active role in resolving the Iran war crisis.

Trump arrived in Beijing last night for a three-day visit during which he is scheduled to have several rounds of talks with Xi. Trump was welcomed by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the airport, a rare honour that broke with usual diplomatic protocol.

Speaking to Fox News aboard Air Force One on the way to Beijing, Rubio said the Iran war was a huge source of instability and threatens to destabilise Asia more than any other part of the world because its heavily reliant on the straits for energy.