China will continue to play a constructive role: FM responds to Trump’s claim that China persuaded Iran to negotiate
By: Global Times | Published: Apr 08, 2026 05:09 PM
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning presided over a regular press conference on April 8. A Sky News reporter from the UK asked: US President Donald Trump said that he believed China had persuaded Iran to negotiate over the current ceasefire agreement. Can China confirm that claim? Second, if China was indeed involved, some provisions of the agreement already appear to show clear differences, especially over whether Lebanon is included in the ceasefire and whether the "10-point plan" submitted to the ...