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China’s Mideast Special Envoy Visits Morocco in the Latest Stop of His Low-Key Regional Tour

by Eric Olander
China's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun, meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourtia. Image via the Moroccan Foreign Ministry.

China’s Special Envoy to the Middle East, Zhai Jun (left), traveled from Khartoum to Rabat late last week where he held talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourtia (right) in what appears to be a low-key meet ‘n greet regional tour.

Over the last few days, Zhai has traveled to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, and now Morocco to meet with various leaders and stakeholders. However, his tour doesn’t seem to have a specific agenda. The readouts from all these meetings are vague and lack any specifics.

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