Xi Calls For Hormuz to Reopen as China Balances Its Gulf Interests

The New York Times | April 21, 2026, 5:23 a.m. | Original
The comments on the Strait of Hormuz by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, reflect Beijing’s complex relations with Iran and other Persian Gulf nations.
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