China to Stay Cautious as Iran Seeks Aid Amid US, Israel Clashes: Mideast Expert

China to stay cautious as Iran seeks aid amid US, Israel clashes: Mideast expert

Scholar Pan Guang says neither Beijing nor Washington has enough sway to stop Iran and Israel from pursuing their strategic ambitions.

Regional nations should build consensus on unified action, says China on Israel-Iran conflict

Israeli attacks disrupted hard-won indirect negotiations facilitated by Oman: Beijing’s top diplomat - Anadolu Ajansı

China’s Relationship With the World After the Israel-Iran War

Donald Trump’s leadership style, at once volatile and commanding, could be both an obstacle and an opportunity for Beijing. There might be no better example than the recent events involving the Middle East: After nearly two weeks of traded attacks between Israel and Iran, the President made the controversial decision to authorize U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, risking prolonged American involvement in yet another unpopular war…

China Resigned to Quiet Diplomacy After U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran

A fragile ceasefire appears to have paused 12 days of war between Israel and Iran, which has killed at least 28 people in Israel and at least 1,054 people in Iran. As the dust settles, observers have scrutinized not only the U.S., whose military took the dramatic decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites, but also China, whose calls for peace were relegated to the sidelines. Despite its rhetorical alignment with Iran, the Chinese government m…

Israel-Iran conflict exposed China’s ‘limited leverage’, say analysts

China called for a ceasefire. But despite its recent history of mediation in the region, its role was limited this time.