“The war between the United States and Iran presents some problems for Chinese diplomacy. However, at the overall strategic level, it may also offer Beijing notable advantages: complicating US planning for contingencies in East Asia and creating new openings for China to promote its initiatives and to shape the global discourse and norms on international security.”
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is author of the issue “How Chinese Experts are Reacting to the American-Israeli Strikes on Iran” of the ChinaMed Observer.

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