Chinese Mideast Scholars Put the U.S. at the Center of the Conflict Between Israel and Iran

Su Xiaohui, deputy director of the China Institute for International Studies (LEFT), Shanghai International Studies University Han Jianwei (CENTER) and Li Shaoxian from Ningxia University (RIGHT)

The escalating war between Iran and Israel was a top story over the weekend on China’s largest news portals and state-run media channels, generating significantly more buzz online than other international conflicts.

As is customary, Chinese media narratives took their cues from the government’s official statements on the war that frame Israel as the aggressor, Iran as the victim, and the United States as the instigator operating behind the scenes.

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