French Navy Chief says number of Chinese vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz is not enough to restore normal traffic flows
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- China will probably need to engage more directly in the debate and show its impatience with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
- France is trying to bring several countries together at the political level to determine the conditions under which the strait of Hormuz can be reopened in a lasting way
- No evidence at this stage that the Strait of Hormuz has been mined.
- military will eventually be needed to monitor the Hormuz Strait reopening.
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