China is seeking to mediate a truce in the Middle East conflict, which is now in its second month and has stifled global energy production and driven up oil prices. While President Trump has hinted that US military action in Iran might conclude in “two to three weeks,” the specifics of how this will transpire and what follows are still unclear.
In the US-Israel battle against Iran, China has joined Pakistan, which has become an improbable mediator. In an effort to end the fighting and reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials from both Beijing and Islamabad have laid forth a five-point plan.
Past US allies, Pakistan, appear to have won over Trump to resolve this dispute. Nevertheless, in the lead-up to next month’s pivotal trade discussions between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Beijing is stepping in as a competitor to Washington.
An specialist on the Middle East and director of Lanzhou University’s Centre for Afghanistan Studies named Zhu Yongbiao called China’s support for this “very important.”China is offering full diplomatic, political, and moral support in the hopes that Pakistan can take on a more prominent role. Beijing, whose government has been relatively silent on the battle so far, has also had a change of heart. When did China decide to intervene?
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