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{"text":[[{"start":8.35,"text":"China has called for a “comprehensive ceasefire” in the Iran war and for the restoration of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a visit by Tehran’s foreign minister to Beijing."}],[{"start":19.799999999999997,"text":"Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that Beijing was Tehran’s “trustworthy strategic partner”, as China seeks to balance its ties with the Islamic republic and other Gulf states. "}],[{"start":33.75,"text":"“A comprehensive ceasefire is urgently needed,” said Wang, according to a state media readout of his meeting on Wednesday with Araghchi, who is making his first visit to Beijing since the beginning of the war. "}],[{"start":44.9,"text":"“The international community shares a common concern over restoring normal and secure navigation through the Strait [of Hormuz] and China hopes the parties concerned will respond as soon as possible to the strong calls from the international community,” he added."}],[{"start":58.599999999999994,"text":"Araghchi’s visit comes as Tehran and Washington remain locked in talks about reopening the Strait of Hormuz and allowing oil and gas shipments to resume through the strategic waterway."}],[{"start":71.05,"text":"It also comes days before US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the war with China’s President Xi Jinping during a summit between the two leaders in Beijing."}],[{"start":null,"text":"
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China’s foreign minister Wang Yi meets his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Beijing
"}],[{"start":81.3,"text":"China has kept a low profile in the conflict, supporting Pakistan’s efforts to mediate between the US and Iran while also helping the Iranian war effort with dual-use supplies and satellites. "}],[{"start":92.85,"text":"Wang said China supported Iran in “safeguarding its national sovereignty and security” and appreciated Tehran’s “commitment not to develop nuclear weapons”."}],[{"start":103.14999999999999,"text":"The talks between the foreign ministers follow speculation that Xi might try to use China’s influence with Iran as leverage in negotiations with Trump, who is due to visit Beijing on May 14 and 15. The two leaders are expected to discuss the extension of a one-year truce in their trade war beyond November."}],[{"start":122.5,"text":"Analysts said the war in the Middle East represented an opportunity for China to play the role of peacemaker and demonstrate its ability to project power beyond north-east Asia. "}],[{"start":132.4,"text":"Beijing could also use its economic influence over Tehran — China buys most of Iran’s oil — to persuade it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, they said. "}],[{"start":142.20000000000002,"text":"This would help energy producers in the Gulf, such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, as well as provide relief to countries in south-east Asia struggling with dwindling energy supplies. "}],[{"start":153.55,"text":"“The Middle East crisis really is a great opportunity for China to provide the world a public good,” said Victor Shih, professor of Chinese political economy at the University of California, San Diego."}],[{"start":166.35000000000002,"text":"But China has apparently done little beyond supporting Pakistan-led peace talks and issuing a vaguely worded, four-point proposal that calls on Gulf countries to get together to sort out their own affairs. "}],[{"start":178.65000000000003,"text":"“Many countries are ready not really to follow China but at least to lean closer to China,” Shih said. But “when China has shown it will just do nothing during a crisis”, that made it harder to do so."}],[{"start":191.40000000000003,"text":"China was also reluctant to be seen to be supporting Iran, said Dennis Wilder, a former CIA China expert, in a commentary for the Brookings Institution think-tank this week. "}],[{"start":201.80000000000004,"text":"He noted that China had far more at stake in trade with Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which totalled about $300bn last year. This compares with its estimated trade of between $10bn and $40bn with Iran."}],[{"start":221.10000000000005,"text":"Ryan Hass, a China expert at Brookings, said Beijing was concerned about the global energy shock and disruption to supply chains but was reluctant to intercede. "}],[{"start":230.75000000000006,"text":"“Maintaining an uneasy calm with the United States . . . occupies China’s highest strategic prioritisation, above any sense of obligation to come to Iran’s defence,” Hass wrote."}],[{"start":252.00000000000006,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1778066181_6336.mp3"}