Beijing calls for Iranâs sovereignty to be respected and demands âimmediate stop to military operationsâ in the Middle East.
Published On 8 Mar 2026
China has warned against seeking government change in Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli offensive, saying any such move lacks public support.
âPlotting a âcolourâ revolution or seeking government change will find no popular support,â Chinaâs Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a news conference on the sidelines of an important annual gathering in Beijing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
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Wang also called for the sovereignty of Iran and all countries to be respected, and demanded an âimmediate stop to military operationsâ in the Middle East to prevent an escalation and avoid a spillover of the conflict.
âThis is a war that should not have happened, and it is a war that does no one any good,â Wang said. âForce provides no solution, and armed conflict will only increase hatred and breed new crises.â
The people of the Middle East are the true masters of this region, and the regionâs affairs should be determined by the countries there independently, he said, urging noninterference in internal affairs.
âA strong fist does not mean strong reason. The world cannot return to the law of the jungle,â he told reporters.
Wang urged âall sidesâ to return to the negotiating table âas quickly as possibleâ to resolve differences through dialogue, and work to realise common security.
China, he added, stands ready to work with the regional countries to ârestore order to the Middle East, calm to its people, and peace to the worldâ.
According to a classified US National Intelligence Council report, even a large-scale US military offensive would be unlikely to overthrow Iranâs military and clerical power structure.
The report â published on Saturday by The Washington Post, citing three sources familiar with the classified document â undercuts US President Donald Trumpâs assertion that he could âclean outâ Iranâs leadership and install a preferred successor, indicating that such an outcome would be far from certain.
Beijing has condemned the killing of Iranâs Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Wang also maintained that Chinaâs relations with Russia, which has been criticised by the West for sustaining the war in Ukraine, remained âsteadfast and unshakeableâ.
