Washington, Sept. 24 -- US President Donald Trump hosted a grand welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping, yet beneath the surface fanfare, an investigation published by The Wall Street Journal has revealed how Beijing has maintained military-industrial support for Tehran throughout the ongoing war against the United States.

While Beijing heavily publicised its diplomatic outreach, highlighting dozens of foreign ministry calls and personal proposals from Xi aimed at halting hostilities when a temporary truce was brokered this summer, customs documentation evaluated by the Journal indicates that a Chinese cargo aircraft touched down in Tehran on the exact day the ceasefire was signed. The manifest reportedly contained electronic hardware ...