This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows BYD electric cars for export waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province. Electric vehicle sales have jumped in Southeast Asia as cost-conscious buyers have poured into dealerships looking to dodge the fuel price spikes driven by the Middle East war. (Credit: CN-STR/AFP)
China said on Tuesday that a U.S. blockade around Iranian ports was "dangerous and irresponsible," after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sink any boats that sought to leave or dock there.
"The U.S. increased military operations and took a targeted blockade action, which will only exacerbate tensions and undermine the already fragile cease-fire agreement and further jeopardise safety of passage through the Strait," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news conference, adding "this is dangerous and irresponsible behaviour."
China said on Tuesday that a U.S. blockade around Iranian ports was "dangerous and irresponsible," after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to sink any boats that sought to leave or dock there.
"The U.S. increased military operations and took a targeted blockade action, which will only exacerbate tensions and undermine the already fragile cease-fire agreement and further jeopardise safety of passage through the Strait," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news conference, adding "this is dangerous and irresponsible behaviour."
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