China says Trump blockade is 'dangerous' as Iran-linked ships transit the Strait of Hormuz
HONG KONG - China has been a quiet — if crucial — player in the Iran war, as U.S. military action upends the global economy. That changed Tuesday, as Beijing assailed the American blockade of Iranian ports as “dangerous and irresponsible,” while leader Xi Jinping warned against a return to the “law of the jungle.” This public intervention was its most significant to date as China, which has close ties with Iran, faces growing pressure to use its influence to bring an end to the war. Some of that pressure is coming from the U.S. military's blockade, which has alarmed the world’s largest importer of crude oil. More than half of China's energy comes through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies. “Such actions will only intensify contradictions, exacerbate tensions, undermine the already fragile ceasefire, and further jeopardize the security of navigation through the strait,” Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters Tuesday of the…
14 Apr 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday