“Iran needs more than statements at the UN or missile components. It needs air defences and fighter jets, which are things that China could provide but would require much time to be put into use – not to mention the likely extremely negative reaction by Israel and, especially now that is directly involved, the US”.
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is interviewed by AFP and quoted on the articles “China Helpless As Middle East War Craters Regional Leverage: Analysts” on Barron’s, the China Global South Project and The Strait Times.
Research Fellow
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai, and serves as the Head of Research of the ChinaMed Project. He is also a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Exeter.
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