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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 ...
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China Pushes Middle East Diplomacy Into Overdrive
China’s Middle East diplomacy accelerated sharply on Wednesday, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi working the phones with counterparts in Türkiye and Egypt while Beijing’s top regional envoy, Zhai Jun, met Gulf ambassadors in Beijing. The common thread was clear: China is ...
Israeli Experts Converge: China Can’t Afford to Back Iran
By Amanda Chen One week into the war triggered by the American-Israeli joint offensive on Iran launched on Saturday, February 28, Tehran’s retaliation has already expanded from targeting U.S. military assets to striking Gulf energy and civilian infrastructure. On March 7, ...
China’s Middle East Envoy Urges War De-Escalation During Saudi Talks
China's envoy to the Middle East urged de-escalation in the conflict-ridden region and called for attacks on civilians to be condemned during talks with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Beijing said Monday. The war, triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran, ...
China to Send Special Envoy to Mediate in Middle East: FM
China will send a special envoy to mediate in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, as the war triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran spiraled across the region. Beijing has ties with Iran and has said ...
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By Peter Apps As U.S. Vice President JD Vance returned to Washington last weekend after unsuccessful peace talks in Pakistan over the crisis in the Gulf, China’s Foreign Ministry was preparing for a bumper slate of visitors, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the leaders of Spain, ...
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 Pushes Middle East Diplomacy Into Overdrive
China’s Middle East diplomacy accelerated sharply on Wednesday, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi working the phones with counterparts in Türkiye and Egypt while Beijing’s top regional envoy, Zhai Jun, met Gulf ambassadors in Beijing. The common thread was clear: China is ...
Israeli Experts Converge: China Can’t Afford to Back Iran
By Amanda Chen One week into the war triggered by the American-Israeli joint offensive on Iran launched on Saturday, February 28, Tehran’s retaliation has already expanded from targeting U.S. military assets to striking Gulf energy and civilian infrastructure. On March 7, ...
China’s Middle East Envoy Urges War De-Escalation During Saudi Talks
China's envoy to the Middle East urged de-escalation in the conflict-ridden region and called for attacks on civilians to be condemned during talks with Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Beijing said Monday. The war, triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran, ...
China to Send Special Envoy to Mediate in Middle East: FM
China will send a special envoy to mediate in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, as the war triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran spiraled across the region. Beijing has ties with Iran and has said ...
China Balances Israel Outreach With Assurances to Palestinians
China's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun, met on Tuesday with the Palestinian Authority's ambassador to Beijing, Jawad Mohammed Qutish Awad, for a briefing on the current situation in the West Bank and Gaza. Specific details of their discussion were ...
China Reiterates Support for Palestinian State Amid Starvation Crisis
China reiterated its long-term support for a Palestinian state this week, adding its voice to recent statements from the United Kingdom, Canada, and France that they could formally recognize statehood at the UN General Assembly. China’s special envoy to ...
China’s Middle East Envoy Meets Palestinian, Israeli, Emirati Leaders
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 ...
China’s Special Envoy for the Mideast Briefs Arab Diplomats in Beijing
China's Special Envoy for the Middle East Zhai Jun briefed Arab and Persian Gulf diplomats on Wednesday about Beijing's latest positions in the region. Zhai reportedly addressed the recent talks between representatives from the rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas that ...
Israel Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ Over China’s Response to Iranian Missile Attack
Israeli diplomats in Beijing expressed their frustration with China's response to Iran's missile attack against the Jewish state. Ambassador Irit Ben-Abba Vitale went to the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday to share her concerns with Zhai Jun, Beijing's point man on the Middle East.
Two Scholars Try to Clear Up Some of the Confusion Over China’s Response to the Israel-Hamas War
In the days after Palestinian terrorists brutally attacked civilians in southern Israel last October, there were widespread expectations that China was going to play a prominent role in mediating a settlement among the warring parties. Beijing dispatched its Special Envoy ...
China Urges Israel to Stop Military Operation in Rafah “As Soon as Possible”
China urged Israel on Tuesday to stop its military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah "as soon as possible," warning of a "serious humanitarian disaster" there if fighting did not stop. "China follows closely the developments in the Rafah area, ...