China Urges Restraint Over US Blockade of Strait of Hormuz, Backs Talks

BEIJING, April 13 (Reuters) – China urged calm and ?restraint ?by all sides on ?Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat L6N40V09S to blockade ?the Strait of Hormuz after the failure of weekend talks in Islamabad aimed ?at ending the Iran war. Before ?the war, most Iranian oil exports were shipped L4N40W08K to China, the ?top global ?importer of crude. Keeping the key Strait of Hormuz waterway safe, ?stable and unimpeded served the interest of the international community, foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference, when asked about the blockade threat. “China hopes the ?relevant parties will…