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Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1529 words · By Caolán Magee
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Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war Analysts say shared US and Chinese interests in reopening the Strait of Hormuz could create a path towards peace.

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What happened

Araghchi in Beijing: How China could shape the direction of the US-Iran war Analysts say shared US and Chinese interests in reopening the Strait of Hormuz could create a path towards peace.

Why it matters

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday, as efforts to broker a peace deal between Tehran and Washington pick up pace amid the United States president’s announcement of a pause on attempts to…

Common ground

The visit — and its timing — underscore what analysts say are China’s significant stakes in the US-Iran war, and the role Beijing could play in influencing the direction of the conflict.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Wang again condemned US and Israeli military actions against Iran as “illegitimate””
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The provided web search results for this claim are about the Chinese language and linguistics, not about Foreign Minister Wang Yi's statements on military actions.
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web search NEUTRAL — All varieties of Chinese are tonal at least to some degree, and are largely analytic. The Chinese language is transcribed via a writing system consisting of logographic characters, historically in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language
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web search NEUTRAL — On Arch Chinese, you can: View Stroke order animations for ALL Chinese characters defined in the national standard character set of mainland China and 8,000 frequently-used characters in the tradition…
https://www.archchinese.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese languages, principal language group of eastern Asia, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. Chinese exists in a number of varieties that are popularly called dialects but that are usua…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-languages
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Claim 2: “Tehran has increasingly promoted the use of the Chinese yuan in oil transactions”
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Claim 3: “CBS News reported that Pentagon intelligence analysts assessed Beijing was weighing whether to provide Tehran with advanced radar and air defence systems”
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Claim 4: “a preliminary trade agreement reached late last year [between US and China]”
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Claim 5: “Iran moved to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the war began”
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Both Wikipedia and web search results confirm that Iran blocked/restricted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz starting February 28, 2026, following US and Israeli air strikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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Claim 6: “Alongside Russia, Beijing has vetoed efforts at the United Nations Security Council to condemn Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz”
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The provided evidence consists of general information about China and does not mention UN Security Council vetoes regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — 22 hours ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest China news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/
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web search NEUTRAL — China, [h] officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), [i] is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17%…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago · China, the largest of all Asian countries, occupies nearly the entire East Asian landmass and covers approximately one-fourteenth of the land area of Earth, making it almost as large as…
https://www.britannica.com/place/China
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Claim 7: “Beijing’s role in restoring ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran in 2023”
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Claim 8: “Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday”
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Two independent news sources (France24 and CNBC) confirm that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since August 2024. Araghchi served for nine years with the Islamic Revoluti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The minister of foreign affairs of Iran (Persian: وزیر امور خارجه ایران, romanized: Vazir Amor Kharjeh Iran) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran and a member of the Cabinet. The off…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(I…
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Claim 9: “China has also criticised the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei”
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The provided evidence consists of general information about China (Wikipedia, Britannica, Reuters) and does not mention the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or China's reaction to it.
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web search NEUTRAL — China, [h] officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), [i] is a country in East Asia. It is the second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, representing 17%…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago · China, the largest of all Asian countries, occupies nearly the entire East Asian landmass and covers approximately one-fourteenth of the land area of Earth, making it almost as large as…
https://www.britannica.com/place/China
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web search NEUTRAL — 22 hours ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest China news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/
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Claim 10: “roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes [through the Strait of Hormuz]”
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Five independent news organizations (BBC, Energydigital, CNBC, Deutsche Welle, and Al Jazeera) all report that approximately 20% (one-fifth) of the world's oil and gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kingdom of Hormuz (also known as Hormoz or, archaically, Ormus; Persian: هرمز; Portuguese: Ormuz) was a kingdom ruled by a dynasty of southern Arab origin. It was located in the eastern side of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hormuz
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Claim 11: “US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent still publicly urged China to use its influence with Tehran to help de-escalate the crisis”
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Claim 12: “Washington has sanctioned Chinese firms accused of purchasing Iranian oil”
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Claim 13: “the United States president’s announcement of a pause on attempts to forcibly open the Strait of Hormuz”
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Multiple web search results confirm that President Donald Trump announced a pause on 'Project Freedom,' the military operation intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 14: “the two countries signed a 25-year strategic partnership agreement in 2021 covering infrastructure, trade and security cooperation”
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Claim 15: “the US imposed its own blockade on Iranian ports following the April ceasefire”
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Multiple web search results confirm the US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports in April 2026 following the stall of talks/ceasefire deadlines.
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web search NEUTRAL — The White House administration announced that it has begun taking decisive measures. In accordance with President Donald Trump's order, the United States Central Command imposed a naval blockade on Ir…
https://one.uz/en/news/world/36498-usa-imposed-a-naval-block…
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web search NEUTRAL — US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks. Why did Trump decide to blockade Iranian ports?"This means the US, as a belligerent, can legitimately impose a blockade under internation…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States began enforcing a sweeping naval blockade on all maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports on Monday, marking a sharp escalation as Washington and Tehran weigh a return to negotiati…
https://en.walaw.press/articles/us_imposes_naval_blockade_on…
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Claim 16: “Trump is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15”
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Two independent reports from CNBC confirm that Trump is scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump was the 45th and is the 47th President of the United States. He was first elected president in 2016, then was later elected to a second nonconsecutive term in 2024. Trump has repeatedly r…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States took place on Monday, January 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, it was held inside the U.S. Capitol ro…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 17: “The US and allied Gulf states have drafted a UN resolution aimed at guaranteeing safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz”
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