A Chinese envoy said Thursday that China's veto of a Security Council draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz helped prevent the escalation of Iran's conflict with the United States and Israel. A Chinese envoy said Thursday that China's veto of a United Nations (UN) Security Council draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz helped prevent the escalation of Iran's conflict with the United States and Israel. In exercising its veto on April 7 o... [3601 chars]