Monday, April 6, 2026

China ready to cooperate with Russia to ease Middle East tension, foreign minister says

INTRO: China is willing to cooperate with Russia at the UN Security Council ahead of a vote on a resolution to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

China's top diplomat Wang Yi spoke to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on Sunday, as Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong.


IN: In a phone call..