Trump Risks Showdown With Xi Before Summit Over Hormuz Move (1)

Donald Trump’s bid to block Iran from using the Strait of Hormuz chokes a key Chinese energy supply and risks a showdown with Xi Jinping a month before the two leaders are set to meet in Beijing.

Xi broke his near seven-week silence over the Iran war on Tuesday, warning the world order is “crumbling into disarray,” while pledging to play a “constructive role” in the Middle East. Ramping up its own rhetoric, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing blasted the US president’s naval blockade imposed this week as “dangerous and irresponsible.”

The stronger language out of Beijing underscores how ...