Trump-Xi summit could hold key to lower gas prices, GOP chairman says
Mast said Trump should use his meeting with Xi to press China over its support for Iran.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said President Donald Trump could press Chinese President Xi Jinping to stop China from arming Iran, which Mast linked to instability in the Strait of Hormuz and high gas prices. He also pointed to sanctions legislation as potential leverage.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman arguing that China’s support for Iran raises oil-market risks and that Trump should press Xi to change course.
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Senator identified in the article as the namesake of the Russia-Iran sanctions bill.
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