“China’s influence likely grows when regional dynamics are favorable to it and there are opportunities to act that do not put too much stress on its policy-making system. The corollary of this, however, is that its fortunes can quickly reverse when the facts on the ground change, and Beijing is left waiting and hoping that the damage will not be too great.”
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is the author of the article “Did the Israel-Iran war expose China’s Middle East policy?” on Atlantic Council.
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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