{"id":6659,"date":"2026-05-02T13:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6659"},"modified":"2026-05-02T13:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:57:27","slug":"china-called-for-an-urgent-effort-to-maintain-the-fragile-ceasefire-in-the-ongoing-iran-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=6659","title":{"rendered":"China called for an \u201curgent\u201d effort to maintain the fragile ceasefire in the ongoing Iran conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">New York. Beijing has called for an \u201curgent\u201d effort to maintain the fragile ceasefire in the ongoing Iran conflict, warning that a return to fighting could further destabilize the region and global energy markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">China\u2019s UN ambassador Fu Cong said maintaining the ceasefire is a critical priority and urged all sides to avoid renewed hostilities. Beijing also called for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil route currently disrupted by the conflict. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">China pushed for direct negotiations between Iran and the U.S., stressing diplomacy over military escalation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The 2026 Iran war ceasefire\u2014in place since early April\u2014remains fragile, with both sides accusing each other of <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have already affected global oil supplies and prices, raising fears of wider economic fallout. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">China, heavily dependent on Middle East energy, has positioned itself as a key diplomatic mediator in the crisis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">China\u2019s message reflects growing international concern that the ceasefire could collapse. While diplomacy continues, rising rhetoric, stalled talks, and military posturing suggest the situation remains highly unstable.<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_260502_035443_326.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York. Beijing has called for an \u201curgent\u201d effort to maintain the fragile ceasefire in the ongoing Iran conflict, warning that a return to fighting could further destabilize the region and global energy markets. China\u2019s UN ambassador Fu Cong said maintaining the ceasefire is a critical priority and urged all sides to avoid renewed hostilities. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1777708418637.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6662,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6659\/revisions\/6662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}