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Xi Jinping calls for Strait of Hormuz to be opened

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Xi Jinping has had it up to here with the Strait of Hormuz omnishambles. During a phone call with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on April 20, Xi called for “an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire” and unblocking of the crucial waterway:

“The Strait of Hormuz should maintain normal passage...