French Adm. Nicolas Vaujour said on April 1 that China will likely have to engage more directly in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Analysts told The Epoch Times that the French navy chief’s move to put the Chinese communist regime on the spot amid discord between the United States and its NATO allies over the Iran war is Europe’s attempt to use a multilateral approach to address disruptions to global oil supplies.
“We have not seen China’s navy step in to reopen the strait,” Vaujour said at the War and Peace security conference in Paris.
“On the other hand, there is direct political dialogue between Chinese and Iranian authorities to ensure that a certain number of vessels can pass. Will that be enough to restore normal traffic flows? I don’t believe so,” he continued….
French Navy Chief Urges China to Take More Action to Reopen Hormuz Strait
