China confirmed on Tuesday that it remains in communication with the United States regarding the date of US President Donald Trump's possible visit to China, saying that it has noted Washington's clarification that the scheduling of the visit is not linked to the issue over the Strait of Hormuz. 昨天，中國證實，就美國總統唐納德·特朗普可能訪華的日期，中美雙方正保持溝通，並表示已注意到美方澄清此次訪問的安排與霍爾木茲海峽問題無關。 Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian made the remarks at a regular news briefing in Beijing in response to media reports quoting Trump as saying that his visit to China might be postponed if China doesn't provide assistance in securing the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. 外交部發言人林劍在北京舉行的例行記者會上作出上述表態。此前有媒體報道稱，特朗普表示如果中國不協助確保霍爾木茲海峽安全，在中東緊張局勢升級背景下，其訪華行程可能被推遲。 Lin said that China has noted that the US described such reports as "comple...