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The Art of (Watching) War: China’s Fading MENA Moment
Defense ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization pose for a photo at a ministerial gathering in China's Shandong province on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
By Felix Brender 王哲謙 Amid escalating conflicts across the Middle East since 2023, Beijing has been increasingly silent. Long eager to position itself as benevolent and neutral, China has offered little more than carefully worded statements while the region spirals. It is a performance in ...