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China and the United States are in communication with each other regarding the date of President Donald Trump's China visit, and there is no further information available at present, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.


中国外交部发言人周二表示，中美双方正在就美国总统特朗普访华的具体日期进行沟通，目前暂无更多信息可提供。


Spokesman Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response to a related query.


发言人林剑在例行记者会上回应相关提问时作出上述表述。


Earlier on, certain media reported that Trump said his visit to China might be postponed if China doesn't provide assistance in escorting the Strait of Hormuz.


此前有媒体报道称，特朗普表示如果中国不提供协助护航霍尔木兹海峡，他可能会推迟访华行程。


"We noted that the United States has publicly made clarifications on the misguided media reports, calling them completely false," Lin said, adding the US side stressed that the visit is not linked to the issue over the Strait of Hormuz.


林剑表示："我们注意到美方已就这些误导性媒体报道公开作出澄清，称其完全失实。"他补充道，美方强调此次访问与霍尔木兹海峡问题无关。


clarifications /ˌklærəfɪˈkeɪʃənz/ n. 澄清
misguided /ˌmɪsˈɡaɪdɪd/ adj. 误导的
stressed /strest/ v. 强调
escort /ˈeskɔːt/ v. 护航