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China calls US Hormuz blockade ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

By Mike Brest
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America’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is “dangerous and irresponsible,” a spokesman from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.

The Chinese official argued that the U.S. blockade, which is only related to vessels going to or from Iranian ports, risks undermining “an already fragile ceasefire.”

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