Xi Jinping Pushes for Strait of Hormuz Freedom

0:00On April 20th, Chinese President Xi Jinping just hopped on the phone with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, pushing hard for ships to. Pass freely through the straight of Hormuz. This comes as tension spike in the region, with China worried about disruptions to this key shipping lane. The drama kicked off after the U.S. grabbed an Iranian cargo ship, straining a shaky ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. Iran is now sitting out fresh peace talks, and they've mostly shut the strait to non-Iranian vessel since the U.S. and Israel kicked off their war. Back in February, the U.S. slapped the blockade on Iranian ships just last week. China's freaking out because they're the top buyer of Iranian crude oil, and any blockade hits their supply, hard. Folks are stressing over whether the ceasefire can even hold, especially since Trump once gave Beijing props for brokering earlier U.S. Iran chats in, Pakistan. Beijing's foreign ministry slammed the U.S. ship seizure as a forced move, and called on everyone to stick to the ceasefire deal.

1:01She also met with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince last week, stressing international law. China's all-in on an immediate full ceasefire, and fixing Middle East beef through talks, not fights. Sea told the Saudi Prince that keeping the strait open hubs everyone, and he's backing regional nations to steer their own path toward lasting peace. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today.