China’s Xi urges normal passage in Strait of Hormuz in call with Saudi crown prince

Chinese ?President ?Xi Jinping called ?for the normal ?passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz to be ?maintained in a ?phone call on Monday with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince ?Mohammed ?bin ?Salman, state news agency Xinhua ?reported. China advocates an immediate ?and comprehensive ceasefire, and insists ?on resolving conflicts in ?the ?Middle East through political and diplomatic channels, ?Xinhua cited Xi as ?saying. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)