Could the Strait of Hormuz Finally Reopen?
3 min readUpdated: Apr 1, 2026 12:26 PM As the US-Israel war with Iran continues to escalate, China and Pakan have proposed a five-point initiative aimed at restoring peace and stability in the Gulf and the wider Middle East region. The move comes as Pakan has been positioning itself as a mediator and has offered to host peace talks between the US and Iran.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the two countries outlined the five-point peace plan. The statement was shared Pakan’s Minry of Foreign Affairs on X, which said: “Five-Point Initiative of China and Pakan for Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East Region (Beijing, March 31, 2026).”
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The statement was signed Chinese Foreign Miner Wang Yi and Pakan’s Deputy Prime Miner and Foreign Miner Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
Here are the key points of the initiative:
I. Immediate Cessation of Hostilities: China and Pakan call for immediate cessation of hostilities and utmost efforts to prevent the conflict from spreading. Humanitarian assance must be allowed to all war-affected areas.
II. Start of peace talks as soon as possible: Sovereignty, territorial integrity, national independence and security of Iran and the Gulf states should be safeguarded. Dialogue and diplomacy is the only viable option to resolve conflicts. China and Pakan support the relevant parties in initiating talks, with all parties committing to peaceful resolution of disputes, and refraining from the use or the threat of use of force during peace talks.
PR No.85/2026
Five-Point Initiative of China and Pakan for Restoring Peace and Stability in the Gulf and Middle East Region (Beijing, March 31,2026) pic.twitter.com/JAkSsro17a
— Minry of Foreign Affairs – Pakan (@ForeignOfficePk) March 31, 2026
III. Security of nonmilitary targets: The principle of protecting civilians in military conflict should be observed. China and Pakan call on parties to the conflict to immediately stop attacks on civilians and nonmilitary targets, and fully adhere to International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and stop attacking important infrastructure, including energy, desalination and power facilities, and peaceful nuclear infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants.
IV. Security of shipping lanes: The Strait of Hormuz, together with its adjacent waters, is an important global shipping route for goods and energy. China and Pakan call on the parties to protect the security of ships and crew members stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, allow the early and safe passage of civilian and commercial ships, and restore normal passage through the Strait as soon as possible.
V. Primacy of the United Nations Charter: China and Pakan call for efforts to practice true multilateralism, to jointly strengthen the primacy of the UN, and to support the conclusion of an agreement for establishing a comprehensive peace framework and realizing lasting peace based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law.
