NNA - China can play a role in reducing tensions in the Middle East, including through its influence with Iran, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells reporters at the US embassy in Beijing.

“I think the relationships that China has can be positive in trying to calm tensions, to prevent escalation, avoid the spread of the conflict,” Blinken says, adding that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has agreed to stay in contact on the Middle East.--AFP

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