China has criticized the US-Bahrain-led draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, deeming it inappropriate and untimely. This comes after a meeting between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, highlighting differing views on the militarization of the Strait of Hormuz and the imposition of transit fees. China has criticized the conflict as having been initially avoidable and maintains a distance from the US's pressure tactics regarding Iran.