2026-09-17
51 分钟Hello and welcome to World Today, I'm Dinghen in Beijing.
Coming up, China's foreign minister says China is ready to safeguard Iran's legitimate interests and rights.
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First up.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi,
expressing China's support for restarting the negotiations over the conflict in Iran.
The senior Chinese diplomat also caught on all parties to take measures for the early opening of the Strait of Hormuz,
saying that China does not want to see regional tensions spill over further into Yemen and the Red Sea.
Abbas Araqchi said that Tehran hopes to return to diplomacy and considers the MOU with the United States still valid.
He added that Iran hopes that China will play a bigger
role and a bigger part in terms of regional peace and stability.
So for more, joining us now on the line is Hussein Asghari, Vice President with the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden.
Thank you very much for joining us, Mr. Hussein Asghari.
Thank you very much for inviting.
First of all, Wang Yi said Beijing is willing to strengthen dialogue