China Urges Gulf States to Unite Against External Interference Amid Widening Conflict

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone with his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi on March 2, 2026. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China’s foreign minister urged Gulf countries to unite to oppose external interference on Monday, after U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran triggered a widening conflict in the region.

China hoped that the Gulf states would strengthen unity and develop neighbourly friendship to “keep their future and destiny in their own hands”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone call with his Omani counterpart, according to a statement released by the ministry.

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