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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif volition sojourn Beijing from Saturday (May 23, 2026) to Tuesday (May 26, 2026) for talks, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, without specifying whether the warfare successful Iran would beryllium discussed.
Pakistan and China person some sought to mediate successful the West Asia conflict, sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes. A ceasefire statement since April 8 has halted hostilities, but U.S. President Donald Trump warned connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026) that the model for diplomacy was closing.
“The leaders of China and Pakistan volition person an in-depth speech of views connected bilateral relations and issues of communal concern,” Chinese Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a property league connected Thursday (May 21, 2026).
Mr. Guo added that China would enactment with Pakistan to “make affirmative contributions to the aboriginal restoration of bid and stableness successful the West Asia”.
“China supports Pakistan successful playing a just and balanced mediating relation successful promoting bid and ending the war,” helium said.
Pakistan has emerged arsenic a cardinal mediator betwixt the U.S. and Iran, hosting talks past month. Its Army main Field Marshal Asim Munir was owed successful Tehran connected Thursday (May 21, 2026), Iranian media reported.
China has played a quieter role, shepherding telephone calls and meetings with officials of affected Gulf countries. After high-profile talks with Mr. Xi successful Beijing past week, Mr. Trump told Fox Newsthe Chinese person had offered China's assistance to unfastened the Hormuz Strait — the cardinal lipid way mostly blocked since the warfare erupted.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Islamabad this period to “step up mediation efforts” successful the West Asia, speaking to his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar successful a call. In the past 2 weeks, Bejing has hosted visits from Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
