China Tries Quiet Diplomacy, but U.S. Secures India-Pakistan Ceasefire

Image released by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry that accompanied a summary of Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on May 10, 2025.

A fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached on Saturday between India and Pakistan appears to be holding despite accusations from both sides that the other is violating the agreement.

While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance were working directly with the prime ministers from both countries to bring an end to the fighting, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi was also working the phones with Pakistani and Indian officials.

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