Beijing, March 8, 2026 (AFP) - China FM blasts Middle East war, urges US to manage ties

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2026-03-08

China's top diplomat condemned on Sunday the war in the Middle East and urged the United States to iron out its differences with Beijing. Wang Yi told a press conference in the Chinese capital that the war, which was sparked by US and Israeli strikes on Iran, "should never have happened". "A strong fist does not mean strong reason. The world cannot return to the law of the jungle," he told reporters. He made the comments during China's annual pol......

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