Category: China-Middle East

The Iranian government is reportedly considering closing the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz that serves as the only maritime gateway for Persian Gulf energy exports to the international market. Should the Iranians block the Strait, China would be disproportionately impacted.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone with the foreign ministers of Israel and Iran over the weekend as both countries launched devastating missile attacks against civilian targets in each other's countries. But in contrast to other recent conflicts where ...

By Giorgia Facchini From May 13 to May 16, Donald Trump embarked on his first major international trip of his second term, a four-day tour of the Gulf, with the U.S. President visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry called for steps to avoid further casualties as Israeli bombings resumed in Gaza. The death toll from the current round of bombing has risen past 400. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "Negotiations will continue only under fire" and that "this is just ...

On January 15, Israel and Hamas agreed to an armistice proposal brokered by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, offering hope for a lasting resolution to the fighting in Gaza. The first phase of the agreement entailed a six-week ceasefire and the release of several Israeli hostages ...

China supports an Egypt-led reconstruction plan for Gaza that would avoid the displacement of the Palestinian population. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday said: “China supports the effort by Egypt and other Arab countries to promote the continuous and effective ...

We present again an excerpt from our forthcoming report on Israeli media coverage of China in 2024. This section showcases an overview of Israeli commentators’ perspectives on trade and technological relations with China. As noted in the excerpt ...

By Amanda Chen and Leonardo Bruni China was largely an afterthought for much of the Israeli media in 2024. Amid a year marked by the aftermath of the October 7 attack, wars on several fronts, and the plight of the Israeli ...

Zhai Jun, China’s special envoy to the Middle East, met with Palestinian and Israeli leaders as part of a wider trip to the region. He met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Eden Bar-Tal, the Israeli foreign ministry’s director general. Zhai reportedly expressed support for the recently ...

By Miriam Verzellino and Andrea Ghiselli In a swift and dramatic turn of events, the Assad regime, which has ruled Syria for over five decades, has fallen. On December 8, 2024, after just a few days of fighting, rebel forces captured ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first public remarks about the crisis in Syria on Friday, calling for a coordinated response to help civilians who have been displaced following the rebel assault that toppled the longtime dictator earlier this month. ...

By Giorgia Facchini On November 27, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon came into effect, aiming to halt hostilities between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, who had been exchanging fire since the Hamas-led ...