By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, March 19 (Reuters) - Nepal is investigating how some copies of a book authored by Chinese President Xi Jinping were burned at a university in the east of the country after the Chinese embassy expressed concern over the incident,

President Trump’s postponement of the planned meeting signaled that the U.S. still sets the global agenda, and not Beijing.

As thousands of Chinese government officials gathered in Beijing for China’s annual legislative meetings known as the “two sessions” this month, at least a dozen active and retired military officers were absent from the proceedings.

It remains to be seen if U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with ‌Chinese President Xi Jinping takes place as ‌scheduled later this month, but any changes would be due to ​logistics amid the Iran war,

China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday said political loyalty in the military must be ensured and called for resolutely pushing forward the fight against corruption as a military purge widened.

After President Trump said he needed to postpone his meeting in Beijing with Xi Jinping, a spokesman for China said officials were still discussing the timing of a meeting.

Donald Trump threatened to delay his summit with Xi Jinping if Beijing doesn’t help secure the Strait of Hormuz, as the US-Israel war stifles oil supplies and unsettles ties between the world’s biggest economies.

Purges leave a leadership vacuum in China’s top ranks that was put on full display at legislative meetings in Beijing.

President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. senators get a chance on Wednesday to ⁠question ⁠top aides to President Donald Trump in public ⁠about national security nearly three weeks into the Iran war as the Senate intelligence committee holds its annual ​hearing on worldwide threats to the United States.