China Calls on All Sides to Protect Ships Transiting Hormuz

China has called on all sides of the Iran war to ensure the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the most direct call to date from the Islamic Republic’s top economic partner for continued trade through the waterway.

Tanker traffic through the energy chokepoint effectively halted after the US and Israel began a bombing campaign over the weekend that has prompted Iran to respond with strikes across the region.