Donald Trump gestures as he poses for photographs with China's president Xi Jinping during a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing. Photograph: Evan Vucci/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Fri May 15 2026 - 16:33 • 3 MIN READChina has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened as soon as possible, after Donald Trump said Xi Jinping told him he “wants to help” on Iran. China’s foreign ministry said there should be a “comprehensive and lasting” ceasefire with Iran.“China has always maintained that dialogue and negotiation are the right path, and that a military solution is not the way forward.

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