BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that the fundamental way to resolve navigation issues in the Strait of Hormuz is to achieve a ceasefire as soon as possible.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, gives a speech via video link at the high-level segment of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Beijing, capital of China, on Feb. 23, 2026. (File photo: Xinhua)

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.