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Trump Says China Agreed Not to Arm Iran, Amid Reports of Help
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed not to send weapons to Iran after he personally asked Beijing to hold back, inserting China more directly into the diplomacy around the Iran conflict. In an interview aired on ...
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China Pushes Iran to Reopen Hormuz, Keep Ceasefire on Track
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi used a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqhchi on Wednesday to urge efforts to restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while also backing continued ceasefire talks. The call put China’s position squarely on ...
China’s Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Removed
Sun Weidong, one of China’s top foreign policy officials and a seasoned Asia-focused diplomat, has been removed from his post. An announcement by China’s Ministry of Human Resources, citing the State Council, was released on Tuesday. It said Sun won’t continue in his post as vice foreign minister, ...
China, Somalia Deepen Ties in High-Level Talks
Somalia moved to reinforce relations with China on Monday in a series of high-level meetings in Mogadishu, putting Beijing’s role in the Horn of Africa back in focus. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Hu Changchun, China’s special envoy to the Horn ...
The Real Victor: The Arab Media Debate on China and the Iran War
By Francesca Daniele On March 11, 2026, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2817. Proposed by Bahrain and backed by fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as well as Jordan, the resolution condemns “in the strongest terms” Iran’s ...
Fishermen conduct abalone management and protection operations at sea in the waters of Xiaocheng Town, Lianjiang County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, on March 14, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
"China's financial commitments are simply more tangible and easier to grasp than those of Europe," one delegate from an island state remarked to me on a bright spring day in late March, as we both gazed out at the East River from the United Nations Headquarters. Behind us, in airless ...
Trump Says China Agreed Not to Arm Iran, Amid Reports of Help
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed not to send weapons to Iran after he personally asked Beijing to hold back, inserting China more directly into the diplomacy around the Iran conflict. In an interview aired on ...
China Pushes Iran to Reopen Hormuz, Keep Ceasefire on Track
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi used a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqhchi on Wednesday to urge efforts to restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while also backing continued ceasefire talks. The call put China’s position squarely on ...
China’s Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Removed
Sun Weidong, one of China’s top foreign policy officials and a seasoned Asia-focused diplomat, has been removed from his post. An announcement by China’s Ministry of Human Resources, citing the State Council, was released on Tuesday. It said Sun won’t continue in his post as vice foreign minister, ...
China, Somalia Deepen Ties in High-Level Talks
Somalia moved to reinforce relations with China on Monday in a series of high-level meetings in Mogadishu, putting Beijing’s role in the Horn of Africa back in focus. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Hu Changchun, China’s special envoy to the Horn ...
The Real Victor: The Arab Media Debate on China and the Iran War
By Francesca Daniele On March 11, 2026, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2817. Proposed by Bahrain and backed by fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as well as Jordan, the resolution condemns “in the strongest terms” Iran’s ...
China Issues Sweeping New Supply Chain Protections
China’s State Council on Tuesday issued a directive aimed at strengthening its global supply chains against espionage and global trade barriers. The rules give national agencies the power to instigate security investigations against foreign countries and international organizations if they “adopt ...
Chinese AI Firms Reportedly Use Iran War to Showcase Military Tracking Tools
Chinese tech firms, some linked to the People’s Liberation Army, are reportedly using AI, satellite imagery, and other open-source data to track and publicize U.S. military movements during the Iran war, according to reporting by the Washington Post. These companies have ...
China Says Peace Talks Advance Between Afghanistan, Pakistan
Negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing steadily, China said on Friday, following reports that the South Asian neighbours were meeting there to try to end their worst conflict since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. China, which shares a western border ...
Pressure Builds on China Over Hormuz
China is coming under sharper pressure to do more in the Strait of Hormuz as the waterway’s disruption drags on and outside powers increasingly point to Beijing’s energy stake in the crisis. French Navy chief Admiral Nicolas Vaujour said China’s current approach—limited ...
Chinese Ships Resume Hormuz Passage, but Traffic Remains Far Below Prewar Levels
Chinese ships are again moving through the Strait of Hormuz, but only in a narrow and uneven way that underscores how far traffic remains from prewar norms. Two COSCO-linked container ships exited the Gulf on Monday after an earlier aborted attempt, becoming ...
How China Can Survive Without the Strait of Hormuz
China can survive without the Strait of Hormuz because it has built a broader energy cushion than most Asian importers, even though it still buys more oil through the waterway than any other country. China imported about 5.4 million barrels per ...
New Zealand, Cook Islands Agree Defense Pact, Ending China Tension
New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a new defense and security declaration on Thursday, ending a breakdown between the Pacific nations sparked by a partnership the Cooks signed with China. New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters signed the pact in ...