China on Wednesday welcomed the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, saying that Beijing also made "efforts" to halt the fighting, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Wednesday, expressing support for the mediation efforts made by countries such as Pakistan.
China directly contacted Iran to persuade Tehran to agree to a temporary ceasefire with the United States, the Associated Press news agency reported.
Russia and China have proposed an alternative and well-balanced draft UN Security Council resolution on the situation around Iran, including in the Strait of Hormuz, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said.
China, according to Bloomberg, a major oil importer, is currently negatively affected by navigational problems in the Strait of Hormuz
China has notified Russia about its readiness to extend the visa-free regime for Russians by a year, until September 2027, the newspaper Izvestiya reported on Monday, citing a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry.
China is willing to continue to cooperate with Russia at the U.N. Security Council and make efforts to cool down the Middle East situation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on Sunday.
An indefinite visa-free regime would benefit both the Russian and Chinese peoples and open up broad opportunities for both sides, according to Chinese Ambassador Hanhui.
China ranked first in the number of tourists visiting Russia last year. Overall, inbound tourism increased by 15%.
The possibility of establishing a joint investment fund between the Azerbaijan Investment Holding and China’s Silk Road Fund was discussed, Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov said.
The text of the 5-point document was formulated following talks between Chinese Foreign Minister and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in mid-May, delaying a planned trip by several weeks as the war against Iran drags on.
China has limited the amount by which the country’s fuel costs can rise, the government announces, as oil prices have surged due to the Middle East war.
President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of the Novruz holiday.
China condemns the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an airstrike, China’s foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, calling it “unacceptable.”
Turkey wants to build four nuclear reactors in the northern province of Sinop and four more in the Thrace region, and is in talks with South Korea, Canada, China and Russia, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that Beijing and Washington had reached preliminary agreements on trade cooperation
China and the USA are actively engaged in trade negotiations, with preliminary agreements been reached.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that his visit to China may be delayed due to the conflict in the Middle East.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is talking to seven countries about helping to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Bay leaf exports brought in over $3 million for Georgia in February, with China and Russia being the main buyers of the popular spice.
