Trump says US-Iran ceasefire ‘on life support’: can Xi Jinping revive it?

Iran is important [to China], it's a key component of the Belt and Road, Iran is a strategic partner in the Gulf, and the opening of the Gulf is quite important not only for Chinese national energy security but also for other components such as helium that China uses for microchip production. Having said that, the United States is also in dire need to limit this kind of standoff. It costs a lot of money to keep the war machine in that region. Therefore, if Trump and Xi find a solution to open Hormuz in a way that lets Iran find also a kind of flexible engagement, letting Chinese and American cargo ships move in the Gulf, that can show that Trump made a good deal and that Xi Jinping is portraying China as a stabilising factor in the world."