Category: Mideast

China Ready to Cooperate With Russia to Ease Middle East Tension, Foreign Minister Says

China is willing to continue to cooperate with Russia at the U.N. Security Council and make efforts to cool down the Middle East situation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on Sunday. Wang said ...

China Urges Respect for Palestinian Rights After Israel Passes Death Penalty Law

China called on Friday for Palestinians' rights to be protected after Israel approved a bill to allow the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks. Under the new law, passed by Israel's parliament on Monday, Palestinians in the ...

French Navy Chief Says China Will Have to Engage More in Strait of Hormuz Discussion

China will at one point have to engage more directly on how to restore oil traffic flows in the Strait of Hormuz because the number of vessels it has going through is probably insufficient, France's navy chief said on Wednesday. "We ...

China Says ‘Glimmer of Hope’ on Iran War Talks

China's top diplomat has said a "glimmer of hope" for peace has emerged amid efforts to end the war in the Middle East, despite Tehran vowing to keep fighting. The White House has warned that U.S. President Donald Trump is ready ...

China Shipping Giant Cosco Says Resumes Bookings to Some Gulf Countries

Chinese shipping giant Cosco said on Wednesday that it was resuming new bookings for container shipments to some Gulf countries, after a three-week suspension in response to the Middle East war. The state-owned, Shanghai-based firm was among several major shipping groups ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The End of the Oil Order Is Here and China Is Already Winning

The Iran war has been a real education in how global orders change. The system built on the immutable logic of oil and gas trade seemed as solid as a continent. Now it looks as wobbly as a Jenga tower.
While the war is hastening the end of the fossil fuel era, it also shows how completely U.S. power in the world has been synonymous with hydrocarbons. 

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China FM Tells Iran Counterpart ‘Talks Better Than Fighting’

China's top diplomat urged his Iranian counterpart in a phone call Tuesday that "talking is always better" than fighting, after Tehran denied Donald Trump's claim that negotiations were underway. The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran has spiralled throughout ...

The Limits of China’s “Wait and See” Approach in the Iran War

By Lukas Fiala Lots of ink has been spilled about the war in Iran and its implications for China in the Middle East and the Global South at large. One narrative suggests that despite oil market disruptions and political instability across ...

Cathay Suspends Dubai, Riyadh Flights Until April 30 Over Middle East War

Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific has suspended flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh until the end of April over the war in the Middle East. "In view of the developing situation in the Middle East," all Cathay Pacific flights ...

FT: Trump Pressures China to Help Reopen Strait of Hormuz, Warns NATO of “Very Bad” Future

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that NATO faces a “very bad” future if U.S. allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz, in an interview with the Financial Times published on Sunday. Trump told the FT he ...

China Donates $200,000 to Families of Iran School Strike Victims

China said on Friday it will donate $200,000 to the parents of students killed in what it called an "indiscriminate" missile strike on a school in Iran early in the Middle East war. Tehran has accused the United States and Israel ...

Analyst View: Iran Conflict Could Strengthen China’s Strategic Position

China is reportedly weighing an expansion of its strategic oil reserves as the war involving Iran raises concerns about potential disruptions to energy flows from the Middle East. While Beijing is preparing for supply shocks as the world’s largest crude importer, some ...

Chinese Ship Among First to Transit Strait of Hormuz as Iran ‘Regulates’ Traffic

A Chinese-linked cargo vessel was among the first commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday after days of disruption linked to the Iran conflict, highlighting how tightly traffic through the critical oil chokepoint is now being controlled. Passage ...
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