Xi Jinping offers 4-point peace proposal for US-Iran war after Pak talks derail

China's President Xi Jinping proposed a four-point roadmap for promoting lasting peace in the Middle East during a meeting on Tuesday with Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported.

The proposal comes days after US-Iran ceasefire talks derailed in Pakistan.

Xi's four-point proposal for West Asia war:

1. Xi called for upholding the principle of peaceful coexistence.

2. He urged adherence to the principle of national sovereignty.

3. Xi also underscored the principles of coordinating development and security.

4. He stressed the need to safeguard international rule-based order.

"Safeguard the authority of the international rule of law. It can’t be 'use it when it suits us, discard it when it doesn't,' and we cannot allow the world to revert to the law of the jungle," Xi stated.

The remarks are widely being viewed as a tacit but sharp rebuke of the US-Israeli war on Iran. While China has repeatedly criticised the joint



US-Israeli military campaign as illegal, Xi has made only a handful of public comments about the war.

The leader is likely to hold talks with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in a highly-anticipated meeting in Beijing next month.

Xi made his latest comments about the current war during Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's visit to Beijing.

The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's trip comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East after in-person talks between US and Iranian negotiators failed to reach a deal to end the war.

Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane, since early March to vessels it deems from unfriendly nations. On Monday, the US military began a blockade of Iran's ports, accusing Tehran of engaging in "economic terrorism."

Oil shipments from Gulf states, including the UAE, passing through the strategically located waterway have plunged since the armed conflict started.

Iran has also launched missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure across the Middle East, including those in the UAE.