Beijing, China - July 11, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. Various of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, spokesman, China's Foreign Affairs Ministry (starting with shot 2):
"The Gulf region has a significant impact on international energy supply, as well as global security and stability. We hope related parties could keep calm and exercise restraint, take concrete measures to avoid escalation of the situation, and jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Gulf region."
4. Various of reporters

China urges related parties to exercise restraint and jointly maintain peace and stability in the Gulf region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang said on Thursday.

Geng made the statement at a press conference in Beijing in response to reports that the naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intended to stop a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz area on Wednesday. However, the IRGC denied the reports.

"The Gulf region has a significant impact on international energy supply, as well as global security and stability. We hope related parties could keep calm and exercise restraint, take concrete measures to avoid escalation of the situation, and jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Gulf region," Geng said.