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Top Iranian, Saudi Envoys Meet in China

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  • #Politics
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APR 2023
Image copyright: Iran's Foreign Ministry/WANA [via Reuters]
story last updated NOV 2023

The Spin

Pro-China narrative

China has just proven that the US style of creating conflict to pit nations against one another is no way to achieve regional peace anywhere, let alone in the Middle East. These nations are fed up with war, and China has offered them an opportunity to slip out from under the thumb of the US and engage in legitimate, autonomous diplomacy with a different global power. This is the beginning of a new era, one in which countries don't have to cower in the face of Western might just to build economic success.

Global Times

Anti-China narrative

While it does seem that China's goals in the Middle East are limited to energy and economic relations, what Beijing hasn't yet faced are the dire security problems that come with doing business in the region. Words like "common interests" and "political dialogue" are all good in theory, but only time will tell if Beijing can achieve these lofty goals in the face of rising militant groups and sporadic conflict.

FT

Metaculus Prediction


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