From DW News.
China says it wants peace and stability in the Middle East but is Beijing quietly benefiting from the Iran war?
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has just visited Beijing and US President Donald Trump is preparing for talks in China next week. Analysts are increasingly asking whether the conflict is shifting the global balance of power.
Kelly Grieco of the Stimson Center joins DW’s The Day to discuss:
– Whether China has picked a side in the war
– How Beijing benefits from US distraction
– What China is learning about Taiwan and US military power
– Whether Gulf states are reassessing their alliances
– China’s role in a post-war Middle East
– Whether prolonged conflict ultimately helps Beijing
– And what Trump’s upcoming China visit could reveal about the future US-China rivalry
Chatper Breakdown?
00:00 Is China benefiting from the Iran war?
01:15 Has Beijing picked a side?
02:28 Why China wants stability
03:38 What China learns about Taiwan
04:46 Gulf states rethink alliances
06:07 Beijing quietly watching US at war
07.12 Does prolonged war help Beijing?
08.43 Has the balance of power shifted?
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