“China wants more stable relations with the United States. So I don’t think this attack will have any serious repercussions on Sino-American relations. A Trump-Xi meeting would mainly focus on core issues such as bilateral ties, trade and Taiwan. While Iran might come up behind closed doors, it would only become prominent if there is a complete implosion of Iran.”
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is interviewed in the article “War on Iran: 5 questions confronting China as conflict widens” on CNA.
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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