China steps up efforts to push for ceasefirepublished at 03:48 BST03:48 BST

Laura BickerChina correspondent China and Pakistan have presented a five-point plan to try to end the war in Iran which includes an immediate ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The initiative was drafted after Pakistan’s foreign minister flew to Beijing to ask for Chinese support for the country’s efforts to negotiate an end to the war. China’s Foreign Ministry said the two were making “new efforts towards advocating for peace”. China’s response to the war in Iran has so far be