“China is very pragmatic on such kind of issues. It would not be surprising if the new leadership will be someone who has already worked with Beijing. [Beijing might even] welcome a less radical and ideological Iranian leadership.”
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & University of Exeter) is interviewed in the article “Khamenei is dead. But China’s ties with Iran will endure. Here’s why” on the South China Morning Post.
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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