US EditionWar in Middle East ‘Should Never Have Happened’, Says China’s Top Diplomat
China blames US and Israeli strikes on Iran for sparking conflict and calls for immediate ceasefire while urging stable US-China relations amid strategic regional concerns.
- On March 8, Wang Yi condemned the Middle East war and called for an immediate end to hostilities, urging China and the United States to manage differences ahead of planned high-level meetings.
- After US and Israeli strikes on Feb 28, Tehran retaliated with missile and drone attacks, and Hezbollah fired rockets across the Lebanon-Israel border.
- In balancing criticism and diplomacy, Wang emphasized that China–Russia relations remain steadfast and unshakeable, while Beijing seeks to shield ties as US strikes threaten China’s energy supplies.
- Wang underlined the diplomatic timetable by saying `This year is indeed a big year for Sino-U.S. relations` as officials plan a Paris meeting next weekend to lay groundwork for a summit.
- With the Two Sessions underway, officials note cross-strait tensions remain a flashpoint that could prove more destabilizing to US-China ties than the Iran conflict, and Wang reiterated Beijing’s claim on Taiwan.
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In the midst of war escalation in the Middle East and a few weeks from a key summit in Beijing between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, China's foreign minister, Wang Yi...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said this Sunday that the war in the Middle East "should never have happened" and refused to return to "the law of the jungle."
China is not yet feeling the shock of war in the Middle East, but that may change.
Donald Trump said the US and Israel had “destroyed” the Iranian regime, but he was vague about what he meant by unconditional surrender. “When they give up, or when they can’t fight anymore and there’s no one to give up on, that can happen,” the US president said aboard Air Force One. The US and Israeli war on Iran “should never have happened,” China’s foreign minister said on Sunday. “The world cannot return to the law of the jungle,” Wang Yi t…
Beijing expresses indirect criticism of the attacks on Iran, but remains reserved before the planned Trump visit to China. Wang speaks of a "key year" for China and the US.
The Foreign Minister of the Party, Wang Yi, confirmed China's support for the Middle East.The Chinese Foreign Minister's word on his country's relationship with the United States and the Taiwan conflict.
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