Daily brief
China supports Pakistan's mediation in US-Iran peace efforts, and Pakistan has unveiled a 5-point plan that brings China into Iran mediation.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have returned to negotiations table set up by China.
China firmly opposes the Philippines' 'renaming' of Nansha Qundao island features and vows to defend sovereignty.
Chinese FM says Cairo and Beijing reject attacks on civilians and infrastructure.
Trump says he is strongly considering pulling the US out of NATO; remarks seen as pressure tactic as Iran war tests mutual trust, according to a Chinese expert.