With U.S.-South Africa ties in the deep freeze, it was notable to see the sheer size of the U.S. delegation sent to this week’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town – one of the most prominent industry gatherings and one of the few where the Global South gets a prominent voice.
The Trump administration’s famous Afrophobia seems (momentarily at least) tempered by its greed for minerals. It is reportedly walking ...
Category: Iran
“Win or Lose, America Loses”: Chinese Analyst Says Trump’s Iran Gamble Will Hand Beijing a Strategic Victory
The following is a transcript of a commentary posted on WeChat by Ren Hanjun, a visiting professor at a Peking University think tank who also posts video commentaries on international affairs on his WeChat channel 老任财富故事会 (Lao Ren’s Wealth Stories). This particular post about the U.S.-Israeli war ...
Asian Oil Buyers Assess Stockpiles, Middle East Alternatives as Iran Conflict Escalates
By Heejin Kim and Nidhi Verma Asian governments and refiners rushed to assess oil stockpiles as well as alternative shipping routes and supplies as the Iran conflict disrupted shipping in the crucial
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
China Calls for Ceasefire, Diplomacy to End Middle East Conflict
China called Monday for a ceasefire and diplomatic talks to end the conflict in the Middle East, as it stretched into a third day. Israel and the United States have been conducting strikes on Iran and Lebanon, with the conflict extending ...
Shanghai Stocks Close at 10-Year High as Iran Conflict Boosts Energy and Gold Shares; HK Drops
Shanghai stocks closed at a 10-year high on Monday, bucking regional weakness in the wake of the Iran conflict as investors snapped up energy, gold and defense shares. Mainland sentiment was supported by expectations that Beijing may step in to steady markets ahead of a ...
Chinese Scholars Warn of Escalation Risk as Iran Faces Leadership Void, Dismiss Prospect of Regime Collapse
Iran will hardly see a total “regime change,” but the Middle East has undoubtedly returned to the “jungle” it once was, facing growing military threats in the future, according to three prominent Middle East scholars in China whose views were widely disseminated in major national news publications ...
China Says ‘Strongly Condemns’ Khamenei Killing
China said Sunday it "strongly condemns" the United States and Israel's killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling again for a halt to military actions. The killing was "a serious violation of Iran's sovereignty and security, a trampling on ...
China Urges Immediate Ceasefire After U.S., Israel Strike Iran
U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran are unacceptable, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday as he called for an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of talks to prevent a wider regional conflict. The "
China Urges Citizens to Evacuate From Iran ‘as Soon as Possible’
China told its citizens on Friday to evacuate from Iran "as soon as possible", and those in Israel to strengthen preparedness, citing a significant rise in security risks in the Middle East. "Chinese nationals currently in Iran are advised to strengthen safety ...
Chinese Scholar Returns From Iran With Stark Account of Unrest and U.S. Influence
Marking one of the first visits by a Chinese scholar to Iran since the country’s violent nationwide protests that left thousands dead, Fan Hongda, one of China’s most prominent Iran scholars and director of the China-Middle East Institute at Shaoxing University in Zhejiang province, revealed the ...
Trump, Netanyahu Agreed U.S. Should Press Iran to Cut Oil Sales to China, Axios Reports
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that the U.S. would work to reduce Iran's oil exports to China, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials briefed on the issue. "We agreed that we will ...
China’s Teapots Buy Iranian Oil to Replace Venezuelan Supply, Sources Say
By Siyi Liu Chinese independent refiners are buying discounted Iranian heavy crude to replace Venezuelan shipments that have stalled after the U.S. claimed control of the OPEC producer last month, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
Chinese Analysts: Iran Will Endure External Pressure, Even as Internal Strains Mount
For weeks, even as protests rocked the streets of Iran with Donald Trump’s constant military threats, the prevailing narrative from Chinese scholarship was one of endurance; Tehran would not break as easily as the world imagined. That prediction held firm even ...
China’s Low-Key Response to the Iran Crisis
China was among the first and most vocal opponents of the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. Curiously, though, when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to launch military strikes against Iran as Tehran dealt with ...
China’s Heavy Reliance on Iranian Oil Imports
China, the world's largest crude importer, is the main buyer of oil from OPEC producer Iran, leaving Beijing uniquely exposed to any supply disruption from conflict in the Middle East. Beijing, which is also the biggest buyer of ...