Chinese Foreign Minister Hits the Phones to Stave Off Mideast Conflict

File image of China's top diplomat Wang Yi in July 2024, Sai Aung Main, AFP.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently spoke by phone with his counterparts in Egypt and Jordan in a renewed Chinese diplomatic push to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently spoke by phone with his counterparts in Egypt and Jordan in a renewed Chinese diplomatic push to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.

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