China urges US and Iran to restore safe passage through Hormuz

China called on the United States and Iran to restore safe passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz after fighting reignited over how the strategic waterway should be managed.

“Restoring normal and safe passage through the strait as soon as possible is a shared aspiration of the international community,” the foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Lin Jian, told a news briefing.

Beijing will “make unremitting efforts to help de-escalate” the situation, he added.

The US reimposed its naval blockade on Iran after its attacks on “unauthorised” vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, heightening uncertainty about global energy flows.

-Al Jazeera