# China’s Foreign Ministry says the United States ramped up military deployment and targeted blockade of Iran-linked ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz is dangerous and irresponsible. Six merchant ships were turned around and returned to Iranian ports yesterday after encountering the US naval blockade that limits traffic through the Strait. The Ministry says the current ceasefire is highly fragile and the regional situation has come to a critical stage. It adds that only a complete ceasefire can fundamentally create the conditions to ease the situation.
China says the US blockade is dangerous and irresponsible