Xi’s Call With Saudi Crown Prince: Strait of Hormuz Should Remain Open

A photo released by the Saudi Press Agency shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the GCC-China summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on December 9, 2022. SPA/AFP
A photo released by the Saudi Press Agency shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the GCC-China summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on December 9, 2022. SPA/AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for normal passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz to be maintained, in a phone call on Monday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held as Beijing steps up efforts to help end the Iran war.

China is concerned over renewed instability around the strategic waterway, as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire came under fresh strain after the U.S. seized an Iranian cargo ship and Tehran signaled it would not join new peace talks for now.

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