Beijing, China - March 11, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Jiang Bin, spokesman, Ministry of National Defense:
"Without authorization from the UN Security Council, the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran during the Iran-U.S. negotiation process, which severely violate the international law and basic norms governing international relations. China firmly opposes any infringement on the sovereignty and security of other countries, and opposes the abuse of armed forces and the law of the jungle. We are deeply concerned about the protracted warring state and its spillover on neighboring countries. We always believe that force is not the right way to settle international disputes, and there is no winner in prolonging or even escalating the conflict, which will only push the Middle East situation into a dangerous abyss, bringing even greater catastrophe to the people of all countries in the region. The immediate priority now is for all parties to stop military actions, return to the track of resolving problems through dialog and negotiation, and jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Middle East and the world."

Tehran, Iran - March 2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
3. Various of huge plume of smoke rising into daytime sky

Tehran, Iran - March 2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
4. Various of police cordon, buildings severely damaged by U.S. and Israeli attacks

Minab, Iran - Feb 28, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV)
5. Loader, truck clearing rubble at site of destroyed school

FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of White House

FILE: Jerusalem - June 10, 2016 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. National flag of Israel

FILE: Jerusalem - April 7-8, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Building of Israeli Knesset

The military strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran severely violate the international law and basic norms governing international relations, Jiang Bin, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

"Without authorization from the UN Security Council, the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran during the Iran-U.S. negotiation process, which severely violate the international law and basic norms governing international relations. China firmly opposes any infringement on the sovereignty and security of other countries, and opposes the abuse of armed forces and the law of the jungle. We are deeply concerned about the protracted warring state and its spillover on neighboring countries. We always believe that force is not the right way to settle international disputes, and there is no winner in prolonging or even escalating the conflict, which will only push the Middle East situation into a dangerous abyss, bringing even greater catastrophe to the people of all countries in the region. The immediate priority now is for all parties to stop military actions, return to the track of resolving problems through dialog and negotiation, and jointly safeguard peace and stability in the Middle East and the world," said Jiang.

More than 1,300 civilians have been killed and 9,669 civilian sites destroyed in Iran in the military strikes launched by the United States and Israel since Feb 28, according to official data released by Iran on Tuesday.